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of the centre pair, tipped with white. Iris dark red. Bill 

 and casque dull black. Naked skin round the eye pale pink. 

 Feet black. 



The female is smaller than the male. 



Length, 2']. 00', tail, 9.50 ; wing, 11.50. 

 Distribution. — Eastern portion of Cape Province, and north 

 to British East Africa. 



Habits. — This large and grotesque-looking hornbill inhabit; 

 the forest districts, and associates in small flocks. They always 

 return to the same spot to roost. Their nesting habits are the 

 same as those of other hornbills. 



Narina Trogon {Hapaloderma narina). (Vol. II., p. 73.) 



Description. — Male : head, back, and chest metallic-green. 

 Tail green with a blue tinge, the three outer pairs of feathers 

 partly white. Under parts bright crimson. Sides of body grey. 

 Iris hazel. Bill ashy. Legs dark flesh colour. 



Length, 11.5 ; tail, 6.5 ; wing, 5.0. 



The green portion of the plumage of the male is yellowish- 

 brown in the female, and the under parts are not fo brightly 

 coloured. 



Distribution. — Eastern portion of Cape Province to the 

 Zambesi regions. 



Habits. — ^The narina trogon inhabits the thickly wooded 

 districts, and usually lives in solitude except at the breeding 

 season. The skin of the narina is very thin, and the feathers 

 come out easily. They nest in a hole in an old tree. Clutch, 

 4. Eggs white ; the shell is fragile, and shows rosy-pink when 

 the eggs are fresh. 



Meyer's Parrot (Pceocephahis Meyeri). (Vol. II., p. 73.) 



Description. — Brown above. Throat and breast brown. 

 A yellow band across the crown ; occasionally this band is absent. 

 Edge of the wing and under wing coverts bright yellow. Upper 



