-<ps Collection of Birds 



Trogonidse 



165. Hetcrotivgvn vittatniii (Shell.) VV. Kilimanjaro, VIII., 

 at a height of about 5,000 feet. 



I met this beautiful many-coloured trogon near the forest-belt. 

 It was perched on a branch, and without fear whirled its wings 

 in a peculiar manner, uttering all the while a low plaintive call. 



Coraciidse 



166. Coracias gan-iilus,\^. Masai-land. 



167. Coracias caudatiis, L. Donje Erok, VIII., IX.; Ngap- 

 tuk, X. 



168. Eiirystoiiuis afer {y.-^ih^. Moshi, XII. 



Bucerotidce 



169. Biicorvns cafcr fSchleg.). Pare Mountains, III. ; easterly 

 Njiri swamps, V. 



170. Bycaiiistcs cristatus (Riipp.). Pare-ya-Pesa, III.; Meru 

 Mountains, VIII. 



171. LopJioccros iiielanoleucns (A. Leht.). Masai-land. 



172. Lophoccros crythorliyncJms (Tern.). Njiri, VIII. ; Donje 

 Erok, VIII. 



The hornbills are extremely wary and shy. Approaching the 

 hunter, they change their direction at the last moment, so avoiding 

 the gunshot. Captive birds are very tame and docile, and show 

 surprising mental capacity. They are easiest to shoot from an 

 ambush among fruit-trees. 



Alcedinidae 



173. Cciylc nidis f L. !. Pangani River, III. 



174. Halcyon chcliaiti rStanleyj. Korongo (middle reaches 

 of the Rufu), III.; Xgaptuk, X. 



175. Halcyon albivcntiis oricutalis, Ptrs. Moshi, IV. 



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