154 Mr. E. C. Chubb on the Birds of 



a. S- Nov. 20, 1907. " Inkanku.'' 



h. ^. 



Not uncommon during the rainy season. In addition to 

 its loud whistle-like call, it has a low cackling cry which is 

 said by the natives to portend heavy rain. 



71. COCCYSTES JACOBINUS. 



Coccystes jacohinus Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. p. 195. 

 *a. $ . Nov. 9, 1907. 



72. Lybius torquatus. 



Lyhius torquatus Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. p. 157. 



a. March 1, 1907. " Isiqoqoto," a name applied to 

 Barbets and Woodpeckers. 



b. S- April 30, 1908. 



73. Trichol/EiMA leucomelas. 



Tricholcema leucomelas Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. 

 p. 160. 



" Isiqoqoto.'^ 



Very common. A nest of this species Avas found at Belle 

 Vue on Feb. 17th, 1908. It was simply a circular hole 

 in the trunk of a tree without lining-materials, and contained 

 four young. 



74. Barbatula extoni. 



Barhatula extoni Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. p. 168. 

 *u. S ' Feb. 29, 1908. 



n. ? . 



75. Trachiphonus cafer. 



Trachyphonus cafer Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. p. 170. 

 a. ? . July 6, 1907. 



76. Thripias namaquus. 



Thripias namaquus Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. p. 138. 



fl. c?. June 18, 1908. '^siqoqoto.'' 



Fairly common. This example was caught in a recently 

 bored hole in the trunk of the common thorn-bush [Acacia 

 horrida). Its testes were very much enlarged, and looked as 

 though the bird was about to breed. 



