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194. PLATYSTIRA JACKSONI. 



Platystira jacksoni Sharpe; Neave, loc. cit. p. 55. 



No. 32. ? . Kambove, 4500 ft., Feb. 15, 1907. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark amethystine ; wattle 

 crimson. 



No. 33. rf . Kanibove, Feb. 15, 1907. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark amethystine ; wattle 

 ciimson. 



No. 139. ? . Dikulwe R., 4000 ft., April 3, 1907. 



Bill black; feet dusky; iris dark brown; wattle, upper 

 scarlet, lower dusky brown. 



Xo. 196. ? . Upper Lualaba R., 3500 ft., May 20, 

 1907. 



Bill black ; feet dusky, legs dark purplish ; iris dark 

 brown ; wattle red. 



No. 556. ? . Edge of Chimpili Plateau, N. of Bangweolo, 

 June 9, 1908. 



Bill black ; feet dusky ; iris brown ; wattle scarlet. 



No. 657. S ■ Lo f u R-j Aug. 10, 1908. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown ; wattle, upper 

 scarlet, lower dark brown. 



This bird is confined to dense bush and thickets near 

 water. It is usually seen in pairs and has a peculiarly harsh 

 grating note. It is tame and somewhat inquisitive. I only 

 saw one individual in the Luangwa Valley, but whether it 

 belonged to this species or to the closely allied P. pelt at a 

 Sundev. I am unable to say. 



195. Smithornis capensis. 



Smithorms capensis (Smith) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 55. 



No. 108. S • Dikulwe R., 4000 ft., March 23, 1907. 



Bill black, lower mandible white; feet greenish yellow; 

 iris grey-brown. 



No. 352. ? . Buukeya R., 3000 ft., Sept. 1, 1907. 



Bill black, lower mandible white; feet pale olive-yellow; 

 iris brown. 



This bird, though not rare, is seldom seen. It frequents 

 very dense bush on the banks of streams. 



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