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104. Strix FLAMMEA MACULATA, Brehm. Cape Bam -Owl. 

 Fairly common, frequenting holes in kranzes during the 



day. 



105. TuRACUS coRYTHAix (Wagl.). Clapo Lourie. 

 Found in fair numbers in the bush in the Lower Mven- 



yane. 



106. Clamator serratus (Sparrm.). Black - crested 

 (.^uckoo. 



Scarce, a few seem to visit plantations of wattles during 

 the summer. 



107. Clamator jacobinus hypopinarius, Cab. & Heine. 

 Black-and-Grej Cuckoo. 



A regular summer visitor in small numbers. 



108. Clamator glandarius (L.). Great Spotted 

 Cuckoo. 



A few pass through the district every year on migration. 



109. CucuLUS SOLITARIUS, Steph. Red-chested Cuckoo. 

 Scarce. I heard one calling in a small patch of bush in 



a kloof on the 25th October, 1910. 



110. CucuLUS CANORUS, L. European Cuckoo. 



Rare. An immature male was shot last sunmier, by a 

 friend, in a blue gum plantation in the town. 



111. Chrtsococcyx cupreus (Bodd.). Golden Cuckoo. 

 A few arrive every spring, but do not stay long. I might 



mention here that all the females I have shot have had the 

 tail rufous banded with green, whereas in Stark and Sclater 

 the female is described as being similar to the male in 

 plumage. 



112. Geocolaptes olivaceus (Gm.). Ground Wood- 

 pecker. 



Common. 



113. Dendropicus guineensis (Scop.). Cardinal Wood- 

 pecker. 



A rather scarce visitor. Two or three have been shot in 

 the town. 



