observed in I fie Distrlcf of Be'ira. 43 



138. Indicator variegatus, Less. Scaly-throated Honey- 

 Guide. 



I have only occasionally met with this bird. 



139. Indicator minor, Steph. Little Honey-Guide 

 Rather uncommon. 



no. Lybius Torquatus (Dum.). Black-collared Barbet. 

 A very common species round here. 



141. Stactol.t:ma leuCOTIs (Sund.). White-eared 

 Barbet. 



Very uncommon; I have only seen a few specimens, which 

 were shot by Mr. C. H. B. Grant. 



142. Barbatula bilineata (Sund,), Wliite-browed 

 Tinker, 



Uncommon here; have only shot a few specimens. 



143. CoccYSTEs jacobinus (Bodd,). Black-and- White 

 Cuckoo. 



Fairly plentiful in thick forests and low scrub during the 

 hot months. 



144. Centropus burchelli, S\v. BurchelFs Coucal. 

 One of the commonest birds round here. 



14.5, C*euthmochares AUSTRALis, Sharpe. Green Coucal. 

 Very uncommon; 1 have only seen and shot one specimen. 



14G. Gallirex porphyreolophus (Vig.), Purple- 

 crested Laurie. 



Very plentiful in all the woods. 



1 found a nest of this bird on Nov. 19th containing two 

 eggs, and both had young birds in ; I shot the hen. The 

 nest was merely a slight hollow built entirely of twigs and 

 not lined, and about 10 feet al)ove the ground on the edge of 

 a wood. Eggs pure white, round and shiny. 



147. TuRACUS LiviNGSTONEi, G. R. Gr. Livingstone's 

 Lourie. 



Rather uncommon: I ha\e onlv seen a fe\v lun-e. 



