182 DENIZENS OF THE FOREST 



It ranges from the Transvaal to Rhodesia, and Portuguese 

 East Africa to South- West Africa. 



There is another species which is not uncommon from 

 Natal northwards to the Zambesi, the Yellow- billed Horn- 

 bill (L. leucomelas), which is immediately recognisable b} r its 

 yellow bill without a distinct casque. It is a little larger 

 than the preceding species, and is common in the Bushveld 

 of the Transvaal, where I have seen it picking out the grains 

 from the ripening Kaffir corn, although it is essentially a 

 frugivorous and insectivorous feeder. 



TROGONS 



Of the family Trogonidaa, South Africa possesses but 

 a single species, the beautiful Narina Trogon (Apaloderma 

 narina). 



It is metallic green above and below as far as the chest. 

 the remainder of the under parts being bright crimson. 

 The female has the side of the head, throat and chest 

 of a yellow-brown instead of green. Length about 11| 

 inches. 



It ranges from the Gamtoos River in the Cape Province 

 through Natal on the East to Southern Abyssinia, and re- 

 appears in Angola on the West Coast. 



It is a denizen of thick bush or forest, where it sits quite 

 still or creeps about searching for the insects which forms 

 its chief article of food. It is a scarce bird and little is 

 known of its habits. 



PLAINTAIN-EATERS 



The family Musophagidae (PlainUiin Eaters) contains some 

 of the handsomest birds in South Africa, the best known of 

 which is the Knysna J Maintain Eater or Common Lourie 



