52 Dr. G. Turner on Birds observed during a 



2. Ceryle rudis. (Pied Kingfisher.) 



These birds are very numerous on the Inkoniati, Sabie, 

 Tsvvali, and the Manzi Mhlope Rivers. The description 

 of their habits given in Stark and Sclater's ' Fauna of South 

 Africa : Birds,' vol. ii. pp. 75 & 76, is wonderfully true to 

 nature. 



3. IsriDiNA NATALENsis. (Natal Kingfisher.) 



Fairly common on the Inkoiuati in the Maguda and 

 Manica districts. 



4. Indicator srARRMAXi. (Spamnan's Honey-Guide,) 

 My boys used to follow birds of this family (but I am not 



absolutely sure if of this species) in Sabie and Maguda and 

 took a good deal of honey. The honey was sweet but 

 flavourless. 



5. C'ENTRoruis BURCiiELLi. (BurchelFs Coucal.) 



I shot a specimen of this l)ird on July loth, 1906, at 

 M'Karu, Maguda. It got up out of high grass quite close 

 to me. 



6. ScHizoRiiis coNCOLOR. (Grey Lourie.) 



I found this bird on the Inkomati River, and shot it at 

 Kilometre 53 on June 5th, 1906. It has a cry like a cat. 

 It has a peculiar way of balancing itself on a branch, 

 jerking its head and tail backwards and forwards just like 

 a toy bird moved by a swing weight. I found it a great 

 nuisance when hunting Impala and other Buck, as it calls 

 whenever it sees one, and the cry seems to alarm the game. 



7. PcEOCEPHALUS FUSCICAPILLUS. (Brown-lieaded Parrot.) 

 Shot 2nd July, 1906 : Inkomati. 



8. Phalacrocorax africanus. (Reed Duiker.) 



I shot a young bird on July 27th, 1906, four hours east of 

 Maguda. My friend cooked and ate the bird and liked it. 

 I tasted a slice off the breast ; it was certainly preferable to 

 sea- duck, and, I think, if properly cooked, would be nice 

 eating ; flesh firm and dark and a slight, by no means 

 unpleasant, bitter flavour. Iris ashy brown. 



