on the Coast of Souih Africa. GU 



25. IspiDiNA NATALENsis (Smith). Natal Kingfisher. 

 Rather more plentiful than the last species, and occasionally 



met with in the woods away from water. 



26. Ceryle rudis (Linn.). Black-and-white Kingfisher. 

 I saw a pair at the Paarl, in Cape colony, and a single spe- 

 cimen near Durban. 



27. Ceryle maxima, Pall. Great African Kingfisher. 



I met with a pair of these gigantic Kingfishers amongst 

 the low bushes between Durban and the Conguella, and pro- 

 cured them both. They kept entirely to the small streams, 

 and when disturbed flew only for a short distance, returning 

 again to the same haunt as soon as they fancied they were 

 out of danger. The female measured 17 '5 inches. Beak 

 black, paler at the base of the lower mandible ; legs horn- or 

 olive-slate colour, pale above the tarsal joint, and darkest on 

 the toes and back of the tarsus ; irides dark brown. There is 

 little if any difference in the size of the two sexes. 



28. Merops apiaster, Linn. European Bee-eater. 



I met with a small flock near Durban in the beginning of 

 April. 



29. Upupa minor, Shaw. South-African Hoopoe. 



I did not meet with this bird alive, but saw a skin, and was 

 told that it only came to Durban at certain seasons. 



30. Irrisor ERYTHRORHYNCHUs(Lath.). Red-billcd Irrisor. 

 Also migratory about Durban, where some years it appears 



to be tolerably common. 



31. Nectarinia famosa, Linn. Malachite Sun-bird. 

 Common in Cape colony, and very abundant at Mosscl 



Bay ; I also met with them at Port Elizabeth. They were 

 still in the moult up to the middle of April. 



32. Nectarinia afra, Linn. Greater Double-collared 

 Sun- bird. 



Plentiful in Cape colony. 



