Niirina Trogon, or Bosch Lourie {Hapaloderma narma). Lives a lonely 

 life in the forests, and subsists on insects which it captures on the 

 wing. 



Meyer's Parrot {Pceocephalus Aleyeri). There are several species 

 of parrots and love birds in South Africa. They inhabit the bush- 

 lands and eat fruit, berries, seeds, young shoots, buds, etc. They 

 sometimes invade the corn-lands, and feed on the young mealies 

 in the milk stage. 



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