404 Mr. C. F. M. Swynnerton on the 



8'5 inches in the flesh. Thirty-one adults, measured in the 

 flesh, gave an average o£ 12'86 inches, the largest and 

 smallest males measuring respectively 14-7 and 10v5 inches, 

 and the largest and smallest females 14 and 11 inches. The 

 blackish throat serves fairly well to distinguish this bird 

 from the typical Southern form ; in wing-measurement the 

 difference is sometimes not great, some of my specimens 

 measuring as much as 36 and 3"7 inches, while several of 

 the longer tails measure from 8' 5 to 9*35 inches. 



180. CoLius ERYTHROMELON. Rcd-faccd Mousc-Bird. 

 Rh. 1 have lately received a specimen of this Coly 



from Odendaal, shot by him in the neighbourhood of 

 Chirinda on August 28th. It measured 14-5 inches in 

 flesh ; its bill was " crimson tipped with black, its feet were 

 rose-red, and its irides grey.'^ Its stomach contained the 

 pulp of oranges. 



181. BucoRAX CAFER. Grouud Hornbill. 

 Singuni : " Isingizi." Chindao : ''Iriti.'' 



Rh., P. Four of these birds visited my cultivated fields 

 at frequent intervals during 1906, doing good service 

 amongst the grasshoppers and cut-worms. They are the 

 most useful species that we possess and deserve protection 

 more than the Secretary-Bird, which, from the greater 

 activity of its movements, is a more dangerous enemy 

 to young game than is the present bird. 



Odendaal, writing on December 20th, 1907, tells me that 

 he has found a nest in Chirmda containing a nearly-fledged 

 young bird. 



This species extends to the coast on the east (I saw a 

 party of four in the open woods near Beira) and to the 

 Umvumvumvu to the north. It is one of the first birds 

 to commence calling in the morning, long before sunrise. 



182. Bycanistes buccinator. Trumpeter Hornbill. 

 Chindao: "Ikakamira" or, sometimes, '^ Isherera-kuri ^^ 



(forager-afar). These names are also applied to B. cristatus. 

 Rh,, P. Dunng the last few days of December, 1906, 



