194 Mr. C. G. Davies on Birds observed 



them all close to the camp, in the scrub-bush that grows on 

 the sandy hills near the sea. On the other hand, in June 

 1904, which is mid-winter here, I shot an adult -male C. klaasl 

 in the same locality. Perhaps some other members of the 

 Union might be able to throw some light on this matter *. 



131. Chrysococcyx cupkeus. Didric Cuckoo. 



Scarce. I have personally only come across one specimen, 

 an adult male, which I shot among thorn-bush on the upper 

 Umzimvubu river in February 1905. 



132. CoccYSTES SERRATUS. Blaclv-crcsted Cuckoo. 

 Scarce. One specimen, J" , Bizaua. 



133. Centropus burchelli. BurchelPs Coucal. 

 Common, especially at Port St, Johns. 



134. TuRACUS CORYTHAIX. Knysna Plantain-eater. 

 Common all over the forest and bush country. 



135. Pceocephalus robustus. Levaillant's Parrot. 

 Generally found in the higher forest-tracks, but sometimes 



found in the coast bush. They appear to roost in the forests 

 on the sides of the Tabankulu and Ingela Mountains, leaving 

 for their feeding- grounds early in the mornings and return- 

 ing in the evening. In 1905 they came to the black wattle 

 plantations round Flagstaff in great numbers, and 1 shot a 

 good many. I found that adult males were always larger 

 than females, and the hook at end of the beak much longer. 

 Also the females varied a lot in plumage, some having a band 

 of salmon-colour across the forehead, while others, apparently 

 adult, had no signs of this : none of the males had this band. 

 Some of the brightest-coloured females had, in addition, one 

 or two bright yellow feathers amongst the median wing- 

 coverts, some of them having one yellow feather on one wing 

 and none on the other. All these birds had their crops 

 crammed with wattle-seeds. 



* [Messrs. Taylor & Ivy have procured klaasi in June, the former in the 

 Transvaal and the latter in the Cape, so it -svould appear that C. cupreus 

 is the only complete migrant of the three species of Chrysococcyx, the 

 other two being residents, or " partial migrants," — Edd.] 



