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172. Ceryle rudis. Pied Kingfisher. 



Rh., P. I noticed tliese birds fisliing in pairs between 

 Malata and the mouth of the Buzi and in the sea at Beira, 

 in December 1906. 



173. Ceryle maxima. Giant Kingfisher. 



P. This bird appears to be distinctly rare in our portion of 

 Gazaland, though 1 understand that it is far more frequently 

 met with towards the coast. On September 8th, 1906, 1 saw 

 an individual on the Inyamadzi. It was very unapproach- 

 able, and flew wildly up the river when followed, settling 

 here and there on the high reeds or trees, and uttering in 

 flight a loud tinny " gweh-gweh-gweh ! " 



174. Alcedo semitorquata. Half-collared Kingfisher. 

 Chindao : " Chinyurahowe.^^ 



P. I watched one of these birds on the Kurumadzi on 

 August 1st, 1906, and had noted them previously on the 

 Zona and Chinyika Rivers. 



175. IspiDiNA NATALENSis. Natal Kingfisher. 



Rh., P. On two or three occasions during 1906 one 

 of these little Kingfishers visited my orchard, which is 

 some distance from the nearest stream. It took up its 

 station on the outer twigs of some large mulberry-trees, 

 and thence made constant flights, occasionally to the 

 ground, after insects. On November 28th, during my 

 absence in the lowlands, Odeudaal found a pair occupying 

 a hole close to a clump of bananas, and secured the male on 

 the nest. The three eggs measured 19 by 155, 18 by 16, 

 and 17*5 by 15 mm, respectively. A male in my collection 

 measured 4*8 inches in the flesh, and a female 5*1 inches. 

 The bill and feet of the former were coral-red ; the bill 

 slightly dusky on the culraen, especially at its base. A 

 stomach examined contained two larvse, a grasshopper, and 

 beetles, another a quantity of grasshoppers. 



176. CoRYTHORNis cYANOSTiGMA. Malachite Kingfisher. 

 Rh. I have a note to the effect that the Mashona name 



of this Kingfisher is '* Chishashero." In an immature 



