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



No. 362. ? . Bunkeya R., Sept. 10, 1907. 

 Bill black ; feet dark slate-coloured ; iris blood-red. 

 No. 671. ? . Lofu R., L. Tanganyika, Aug. 16, 1908. 

 Bill black, base of lower mandible blue-grey ; feet slate- 

 coloured. 



No. 585. ? . Chislii Island, L. Bangweolo, June 24, 1908 . 



Bill black ; feet dark slate-coloured ; iris red. 



This bird is common everywhere in suitable localities. 



Fam. IndicatoridjE. 



158. Indicator indicator. 



Indicator indicator (Gm.); Neave. loc. cit. p. 47. 



No. 126. ? . Dikulwe R., 4000 ft., March 31, 1907. 



Bill dusky brown, tip paler ; feet dusky brown ; iris 

 yellow-brown. 



No. 170. <J . Lualaba R., 2500 ft., May 5, 1907. 



Bill pinkish, deeper in colour at base, tip of upper mandible 

 slightly dusky; feet dark grey; iris brown. 



No. 764, S • E. of L. Bangweolo, Oct. 10, 1908. 



Bill, pinkish flesh-coloured, gape and nostrils purplish ; 

 feet dusky ; iris brown. 



This is a very common bird, so much so that it becomes 

 sometimes a positive nuisance. On several occasions when 

 following elephant or important game I have had to detail 

 natives to follow it in order to put an end to its noisy 

 importunities. 



159. Indicator major. 



Indicator major Steph. ; Reich, loc. cit. vol. ii. p. 106. 



No. 521. ? . Chambezi R., 4000 ft., May 5, 1908. 



Bill dusky brown ; feet dark slate-coloured ; iris olive- 

 brown; skin round eye dark slate-coloured. 



No. 522. S- Chambezi R., May 5, 1908. 



Bill very dark brown ; feet blackish ; iris olive-brown ; 

 skin round eye dark slate-coloured. 



This would appear to be a rare bird in this part of Africa, 

 as I only met with one pair, which were shot in some dense 



