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131. (L. 463 & 464.) Laimodon leucomelas (Bodd.). Red- 

 fronted Barbet. 



Total length 6 inches, bill ff, tarsus {i, wing 3^, tail 1| ; 

 iris dusky, bill black. 



These birds appear to feed entirely upon fruits, and are by 

 no means common with us ; they principally inhabit thorn trees. 



132. (L. 471.) Dendrobates namaquus, Licht. Double- 

 Moustache Woodpecker. 



[Mr. Ayres forwarded a female of this species, but without 

 any notes as to its habits. — J. H. G.] 



133. (L. 499.) OxYLOPHUs melanoleucus (Lath.). African 

 Black and White Cuckoo. 



The specimen sent, a male, was shot at Potchefstroom. 



134. Centropus senegalensis (Linn.). Senegal Spur-heel 

 Cuckoo. 



I shot the specimen sent amongst some dense underwood on 

 the Limpopo ; it was the only one I saw. 



135. (L. 511.) TuRTUR senegalensis (Linn.). Laughing 

 Dove. 



These Doves are common in the Mariqua district; and many 

 may be seen together hunting for wheat or other grains amongst 

 the chaff and straw on the threshing-floors of the farms in the 

 neighbourhood of the bush. 



I have found but one nest of this bird, the egg from which I 

 now send ; it is pure white, rather glossy, and equally obtuse at 

 either end. The nest was composed of a few twigs, and placed 

 on the horizontal branch of a low thorn tree growing on the 

 banks of a stream. 



136. (L.508.) CEna CAPENsis(Linn.). Long-tailed Cape-Dove. 

 This species is generally distributed throughout the whole 



country. 



137. (L. 526.) Francolinus LEVAiLLANTi, Temm. Le Vail- 

 lant's Francolin. 



These birds breed amongst rough grass in dry situations, but 

 not far from water ; the eggs are spotted throughout with dark 



