from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 675 



Iris brown ; bill black, with a red patch at the base of the 

 upper mandible; naked skin round the eye, on the chin, 

 and the fore part of throat slate-blue ; sides and basal part 

 of the throat and fore-neck red ; legs black. 



[The Abyssinian G round- Hornbill was quite common in 

 small companies of two, three, or four individuals, and might 

 be seen either walking on the ground or sitting in the trees. 

 The flight is slow and heavy. — A. E. P.] 



203. LOPHOCEROS HEMPRICHI. 



Lophoceros hemprichi Elir. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 315. 

 a. ? . Choba, S. Abyssinia, 24th Dec. No. 303. 

 Iris brown ; bill dark red and brown ; legs black. 

 [Three or four of these Hornbills were generally seen 

 together, frequenting the higher grounds. — A. E. P.] 



204. Lophoceros nasutus. 



Lophoceros nasutus (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 315 ; 

 1901, p. 291. 



a. ? . Kassam R., S. Abyssinia, 22nd Dec. No. 283. 



Iris brown ; bill red, brown at tip ; base of lower mandible 

 black, upper white; legs black. 



[This Hornbill was not common. We only noticed it 

 once. — A. E. P.] 



205. Lophoceros erythrorhynchus. 



Lophoceros erythrorhynchus (Temm.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 315; 1901, p. 291. 



a. ? . Tadejemulka, S. Abyssinia, 23rd Dec. No. 296. 



Iris brown ; bill red-brown ; legs black. 



[The Red-billed Hornbill was seen everywhere in the low 

 countries, and when flying made a considerable noise. It 

 digs in the sand or soil, in company with Hoopoes, presum- 

 ably for food ; Mr. Harwood counted three of these Horn- 

 bills and seven Hoopoes all together on the ground engaged 

 in this operation after a shower of rain. — A. E. P.] 



206. Lophoceros flavirostris. 



Lophoceros flavirostris (Rupp.) ; Grant, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xvii. p. 412 (1892) ; 'id. Ibis, 1901, p. 291. 



a. ?. Lake El Told, S. Abyssinia, 28th Feb. No. 591. 



