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making the white on his wings flash or twinkle in the 

 sunshine. 



This bird lives around village clearings, not venturing 

 into the dark forest. 



17. Smithorxis zenkeri (Ibis, 1904, p. 627). 



The female specimen of this bird was caught in its nest at 

 night in the forest, near the spot where I was camping at 

 the time. The nest was a hanging pocket-shaped mass of 

 moss, on a bush five feet from the ground. It contained one 

 white egg — size 16 x 23 mm. The date was January 2nd. 



The males of both species of Smithornis make short circuit- 

 flights about the small openings of the undergrowth in the 

 forest, uttering meanwhile a rattling noise, which may be 

 best imitated by blowing between the protruded lips and 

 making them vibrate, and at the same time using the voice. 



18. ArTOMYIAS FULIGINOSA (t. C. p. 628). 



The " Mula " (dark) is often seen sitting motionless on a 

 dead twig or on the loop of a vine, where its watch for 

 insects is not obstructed by foliage ; thence it makes its 

 sallies and returns to the same spot. In the stomachs of 

 the examples that I have skinned were often found small, 

 brightly-coloured beetles almost whole : two small metallic 

 Buprestidae so obtained were good enough for specimens. 



The young bird (No. 402) was found on the ground under 

 a tall tree after a storm. No. 365 met its death by becom- 

 ing entangled in the strong web of a large yellow-and- 

 black spider, where my boys, seeing it struggling, went and 

 caught it. 



19. TCHITREA VIRIDIS (t. C. p. 630). 



This species of Tchitrea, called " Abelebe," is fond of the 

 neighbourhood of villages, where the male may often be seen 

 whisking his white tail-plumes in and out among the bushes. 

 T. tricolor keeps more to the forest. I have seen several of 

 the tiny cup-shaped nests of T. viridis, placed in the forks 

 of bushes and small trees in the open ground about villages. 

 Though I have not myself seen the male on the nest, the 



