676 Messrs. Ogilvie-Graut and Reid on Birds 



Trig, ^jule yellow ; bare skin round eye black ; bill deep 

 yeJloWj edges dark brown ; legs black. 



[We obtained the Yellow-billed Hornbill on the basalt- 

 cliffs above the hot springs at El Toki, but did not meet 

 Mith it elsewhere. — A. E. P.] 



207. LoPHOCEROS DECKENI. 



Lophoceros deckeni (Cab.) ; Grants Cat. B. Brit. Mas. 

 xvii. p. 416 (1892). 



a. ^ . Alaga, S. Abyssinia, 24th Feb. No. 569. 



Iris brown ; bill with the basal half red, tip cream-coloured, 

 cutting-edges black ; legs black. 



[Von der Decken's Hornbill was only observed in any 

 number in one part of the Hawash Valley. My attention 

 was first attracted to it by its singularly musical cry ; 

 the peculiarity of its behaviour when singing reminded 

 me of the attitude of the Crimson-breasted Bush- Shrike 

 {Laniarius cruentus). Its note was so different to that of 

 Lophoceros erythrorhynchus that at first I did not believe 

 that the cry was that of a Hornbill. — A. E. P.] 



208. Hapaloderma narina. 



Hapaloderma narina Steph. ; Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xvii. p. 477 (1892) ; id. Ibis, 1901, p. 291. 



a. ? . Myeesa R., S. Abyssinia, 14th Mar. No. 072. 



b. S • Hoorsa, S. Abyssinia, 22nd Mar. No. 724. 



Iris brown ; bare skin on face bright blue and green, neck 

 dark blue; bill pale blue-green, sides yellow ; legs brown. 



[The Narina Trogan was rarely seen, and then only in 

 high trees by river-sides. — A. E. P.] 



209. Ceryle rudis. 



Ceryle rudis (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 316. 



a. (^ . Akaki River, S. Abyssinia, 30th Dec. No. 342. 



b. c?. Alaga, S. Abyssinia, 24th Feb. No. 567. 



c. (J imm. Tadejemulka, S. Abyssinia, 3rd Mar. No. 605. 

 Iris brown ; bill and legs black.] 



[The Pied Kingfisher was seen on all the Abyssinian rivers, 

 and also on Lakes Allan and Zwai and at El Toki, constantly 

 hoveriug over the water and fishing. — A. E. P.] 



