116 Mr. S. A. Neave on the Birds of 



No. 468. <j . Between Lubudi and Lufupa Rivers, 4000 ft., 

 Oct. 23, 1907. 



Bill and skin on face bright yellow, base of lower mandible 

 reddish : base of shield in the middle line orange. 



This is a common bird west of the Mchinga Escarpment 

 and throughout the Congo basin. It does not occur in the 

 Luangwa Valley. 



145. ScHIZORHIS CONCOLOR. 



Schkorhis concolor (Smith) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 43. 

 This species occurs over a wide area, but is local, being 

 usually found only in low-lying river-valleys. 



Fam. CucuLin r.. 



146. COCCYSTES GLAXDARIl s. 



Coccystes glandarius (L.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 43. 



117. Coccystes jacobinus. 



Coccystes jacobinus (Bodd.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 44. 



148. Co< I ¥S1 ES CAFER. 



Coccystes cafer (Licht.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p 44. 



These birds arc to be met with every year about November 

 and December on their southward migration. C. jacobinus is 

 much the commonest of the three species, and some of them 

 seem to remain in these latitudes throughout the summer. 



149. Pachycoccyx validus. 



Pachycoccyx validus Reich, loc. cit. vol. ii. p. 83. 



No. 365. ? . Mpandi R., Dikulwe Valley, 3600 ft., 

 Sept. 22, 1907. 



Bill dusky, base and gape yellow ; feet yellow ; iris brown, 

 orbit yellow. 



The only specimen observed of this rare bird. 



150. CUCULUS CANORUS. 



Cuculus canorus (L.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 45. 



No. 213. S • Upper Lualaba R., 3600 ft., May 27, 1907. 



Bill orange-yellow, anterior half of upper and tip of lower 

 mandible black ; feet yellow ; iris brown ; orbit sulphur- 

 yellow. 



