2(j I\rr. A. Roberts on J^/nL^ in 



but it was always so sliy that no sj)ociinens were secnrod. I 

 found a nest at Naniabieda on 2'2nd September by observing 

 a cock enter and leave a natural hole in a tree situated at 

 about -40 feet from the ground, and on examining it found 

 that it contained five fresh eggs on which the hen was sitting 

 and aj)parently being fed by her mate. These eggs are of a 

 pale greenish-grey coloui-, rough in texture, and measure 

 25-0-27'2x 18-18-5. 



IllRlsOR ERVTIIROKHYKCHI'S BRKVIROSTRIS, Gun. & JUAs. 

 (1 M., 1 F.) Kesi.ient. 



These two s})ocinu'ns are tyjtes of a new subspecies de- 

 scribed in the 'Annals of the Transvaal Museum,' July I'Jll. 

 Its main characteristics are a short, almost straight, bill, 

 deeper and shorter than in ciridi.^, from which it may also be 

 distinguished by having- broad white ti[)S to the primary- 

 coverts as in erf/fhi-orJii/iic/ius, the crown and throat not so 

 clearly glossed with blue, the back, scapulars, crop, and 

 breast more bronze-coloured, and the tail with a fiery sheen 

 of bronze on the central feathers and exposed parts of the 

 others. 



This red-billed Hoopoe was very connnon in open forest 

 amongst tall trees, usually in parties of about six, and in 

 habits did not differ matci-ially iVom the southern races. I 

 found a nest at Matiwe on IU)th October in a natural hole in 

 a tree, the entrance to which was so narrow that tlu; bird 

 could only just scjueeze through, situated not more than six 

 feet from the ground ; live inucli-incubated eggs taken from 

 it are of a pale vciditcr-blue colour and measure 21-2() X 

 lG-8-17. 



KUINOI'OMASTKS CVANOJIELAS SCIIAI.UWI, jS'eiim. 1{. .S'.K} U. 



(1 M., 1 juv. iM.) Kesident. 



I. brown; 15. .^ L. bhiek. I.ciig. ;512-;-J20 ; W. Ill 11:5: 

 Tl. J 82-18.3 ; C. 12-1.3. 



The Northern representative of our Scimitar-billed lioojioo 

 was often observed amongst tall trees, in pairs and sometimes 

 in small parties; in habits and call-notes it docs not dillcr 

 from the shorter-tailed species. 



