obtained in Bintish East Africa. 631 



I thought at one time that this Cuckoo was only a migrant, 

 but I have found since that it is a resident^ as several have 

 been seen and heard of late. 



No. 1206. c? imm. Nandi, 6500 feet, June 13, 1898. 



319. Metallococcyx smaragdineus. 



Chrijsococcyx smaragdineus (Swains.) ; Shelley, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. xix. p. 280 (1891) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 315 

 (Mararu, Teita) ; Beichen. J. f. 0. 1892, p. 23 (Sesse Island) ; 

 id. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afr. p. 112 (1894); Neum. J. f. O. 

 1900, p. 194 (Moschi). 



Metallococcyx smaragdineus Sharpe, Hand-1. B. ii. p. 161 

 (1900). 



Nos. 21, 36, 41. S ad. Kibwezi, 3000 feet, March 1, 9, 

 1892. 



a. S ad. Entebbe, April 29, 1895. 



b. S ad. „ May 8, 1895. 



c. Ad. „ Aug. 2, 1895. 



No. 1248. S ad. Nandi, June 27, 1898. Bill dull pea- 

 green, tip dusky brown ; feet bright horn-blue ; iris dark 

 brown ; eyelids pale bluish green. A scarce bird. Occa- 

 sionally heard. 



320. Chhysococcyx klaasi. 



Chry so coccyx klaasi (Steph.) ; Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xix. p. 283 (1891) ; Reichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 23 (Bukoba) ; 

 id. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afr. p. Ill (1894); Neum. J. f. O. 

 1900, p. 193 (Kwa Lubwa). 



No. 26. ? ad. Kibwezi, 3O0O feet, March 3, 1892. 



a. S ad. Entebbe, Dec. 31, 1894. 



b. ? imm. ; c. S ad. Entebbe, May 8, 9, 1895. 



No. 283. S ad. Elgeyu, 5000 feet, Aug. 10, 1896. Bill 

 dull pea-green with black tip ; feet scaly greenish horn- 

 coloured ; iris brown ; eyelids pale greenish blue. 



No. 480. c? ad. Ravine, Eeb. 23, 1897. Iris broAvu, with 

 outer ring of dull yellow; eyelid green. First seen at 

 the Ravine ; evidently a scarce bird. Stomach full of insects. 



321. Chrysococcyx cupreus. 



Chrysococcyx cui)reus (Bodd.) ; Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 



