74 Mr. L. E. Taylor on the 



418. Halcyon albiventris. (Brown-hooded King- 

 fisher.) 



(a) 22.11.03. 



This species is not very common here. 



438. Cami'OTHera smithi. (Smith's Woodpecker.) 



(a) (?. 18.9.04. 



I have only seen Smith's Woodpecker here on two or three 

 occasions, and it is a rare bird. Its note is very loud and 

 harsh. 



440. Dendropicus cardinalis. (Cardinal Woodpecker.) 

 The Cardinal Woodpecker is not common here, and it is 

 always a shy bird to approach. 



443. Iynx ruficollis. (South African Wryneck.) 



(a) 19.2.04. Iris yellowish brown ; bill brown ; legs 

 greenish. 



This is a rare bird here. I have only seen it on two 

 occasions, in Feb. 1904 and Sept. 1905, each time amongst 

 scattered Acacia trees. 



It has not previously been recorded * from South Africa 

 during the winter, and although the one which I shot may 

 have been a straggler, I am inclined to think that they may 

 be found in this region all the year round. 



447. Indicator minor. (Lesser Honey-Guide.) 



(a) ? . 20.5.04. 



In stomach beeswax and larvae. 



I have only seen one pair of these birds here. From 

 this Colony it has only previously been recorded from 

 Swazieland. 



449. Lybius torquatds. (Black-collared Barbet.) 



(a) cJ. 8.5.04. 



In stomach fruit and beetles. 



Fairly common ; generally seen in pairs, both birds often 

 sitting on the topmost branch of a tree and calling to each 

 other. 



* Vide, however, Bucknill and Haagner, this Journal, vol. i. no. 2, 

 p. 53. 



