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at Durban. It is a woodland bird, usually seen in small 

 flocksj often perehing on boughs on the shady side of large 

 trees. They appear to avoid the glare of the mid-day sun, 

 feeding mostly in the evening, often long after sunset. 

 Length of a specimen in the flesh 6"4 inches. Beak black ; 

 irides dark brown ; legs purple-brown, shading off into flesh- 

 colour on the back of the tarsus and on the soles of the feet. 



19. CoTYLE FULiGULA (Liclit.). Browu Martin. 

 Occasionally seen whilst at Capetown, generally in the 



streets, where it builds under eaves of houses, even in the 

 most crowded thoroughfares. 



20. CoTYLE PALUDicoLA (Vicill.). South- African Sand- 

 Martin. 



At Ceres, in Cape colony, I found this species very abun- 

 dant, reminding me strongly of C. riparia, from which its 

 dull-coloured breast most readily distinguishes it. 



21. CoRACiAs GARRULA, Linn. European Roller. 



An immature specimen of this bird was brought to Mr. 

 Ayres whilst I was at Pinetown ; he told me that it was by 

 no means common in that locality. 



22. Hapaloderma XARiNA (Vieill.). South-African Trogon. 

 Not uncommon in the thick woods about Durban and 



Pinetown. 



23. Halcyon albivextris (Scop.). Brown-hooded King- 

 fisher. 



Very common about Dm'ban and Pinetown ; all those that 

 I examined had been feeding upon grasshoppers. 



24. CoRYTHORNiscY'ANOSTiGMA(Ilupp.). Malachitc-crcstcd 

 Kingfisher. 



This charming little Kingfisher is found invariably fre- 

 quenting the small streams and ditches close to Durban, w here, 

 however, it is not very abundant. The only specimen I shot 

 measured in the flesh 5" 7 inches. Beak and legs brilliant 

 coral-red, slightly shaded with black towards the nostrils aiid 

 at the base of the lower mauilible ; irides dark brown. 



