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32. CoRACiAs NjEvius, Daud. 



(16) Bamangwato, 28th May. Matabele name " Chegala/' 

 This species is met with singly or in pairs, and, although 

 by no means common up country, is very generally distri- 

 buted. There were several around our camp at the Umvuli 

 river, mostly in pairs, while those we met with on the road 

 were single. 



33. OORACIAS CAUDATUS, Limi. 



(5 & 6) Hoi Fontein, near Crocodile river, Transvaal, ] 5th 

 May; Palatswie Pan, 4th June; and Umvuli river, 4th 

 September. 



This species is plentiful throughout the Transvaal, Mata- 

 bele, and Mashooiia countries. 



34. CoRACiAS SPATULATUS, Trimcu. 



Coracias spatulatus, Trimen, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 30. 



Coracias disbar, Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1880, p. 227, 



(25) Umvuli river, 2nd August, Bill black ; tarsi and feet 

 greenish yellow. 



This beautiful Roller much resembles C caudatus in ap- 

 pearance and habits. On our arrival at the Umvuli, and in 

 no other locality, did we meet with this species. Eonksly 

 observed a party of them one day close by ; and the birds, he 

 says, " were chasing each other about, and uttering loud 

 harsh cries, some of the notes much resembling the yelping 

 of puppies.^^ Mr. G. A, Phillips at the Tatin told me that 

 Dr. Bradshaw met with this species on the Zambesi. 



35. EuRYSTOMUS AFER (Lath.). 



(94) ? , Umvuli river, 8th October, The crop was filled 

 with a large species of Cicada, which is very plentiful at this 

 time. 



I found a pair of these noisy birds in a patch of high trees, 

 where they were so shy that for some time I could not get a 

 shot. By hiding myself I excited their curiosity, and they 

 approached to see what had become of me ; but on shooting- 

 one of them I found it impossible to get the other to allow 

 me within range. About this part of Mashoona land this 

 Roller is very scarce. 



