520 Messrs. II. H. .^- .1. D. S. Woodwiird on 



in the top of a tree and is not often fonnd. It is made of 

 sticks, and the eggs are white. We noticed that the birds 

 shot after rain had lost much of tlie brilliancy of the carmhu; 

 colour of the wing-feathers ; but apparently the colour 

 returns after the weather gets dry again. Tliis is not 

 surprising, as the pigment called Turacine is extracted from 

 these feathers. 



CosMETOKNis VExiLLARius. (Staudaid-wingcd Nightjar.) 



Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Africa, p. 89. 



We shot two specimens of this remarkable Nightjar, tlie 

 first we have seen in South Africa. We found the remains 

 of beetles in their stomachs. Although there are so many 

 varieties of Nightjar found in this country, we know of 

 only one cry, which we think must be common to several 

 species. 



Hapalodeii.ma narina. (Narina Trogoii.) 



Op. cit. p. lOG. 



Plentiful, and its monotonous cry is beard continually. 



Cekyle rudis. (Pied Kingfisher.) 

 Op. cit. p. 110. 



Piiutiful on the lake, where it hovers like a Kestrel before 

 pouncing down on its prey. 



Halcyon albiventris. (Brown-hooded Kingfisher.) 

 Oj). cit. p. 115. 



A common land-bird here, rarely seen on the water, and 

 feeding principally on insects. 



BucEBOS BUCCINATOR. (Trumpctcr Ilornbill.) 

 Op. cit. p. 125. 



Toccus eryihrorhynchus. (Red-billed Hornbill.) 

 Both these Hornbills are often seen near the lake. 



CucuLus KLAAsi. (Klaas^s Cuckoo.) 

 Op. cit. p. 155. 



This is the only Green Cuckoo we found here, though we 

 shot the Emerald Cuckoo in the Duku-dukii. 



