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THE AMERICAN 
Native climber at a hornbill’s nest thirty- 
five feet from the ground. He has made the as- 
cent by means of two stiff ropelike loops encir- 
cling the tree, one supporting his right thigh, the 
other the left foot 
Head of hornbill (Ortholophus cassiniz), owner 
of nest shown above 
MUSEUM JOURNAL 
Even the emerald 
cuckoo utters pleasant whistled notes. 
This bird is known among Europeans 
as the most beautiful of Congo birds, 
although a lover of tall trees, where the 
jewel-like green of its back and head ean 
hardly be admired. On the other hand, 
none of the larks we met with had any- 
and varied shrikes. 
thing worthy to be called music, indeed 
one of them simply beats its wings 
loudly at intervals (whence its name 
‘clapper-lark’’) while making long flights 
high in the air. 
Congo birds are not lacking in bril- 
The flower- 
loving sunbirds, somewhat larger than 
liant and striking plumage. 
hummers, have gorgeous metallic purple, 
violet and green hues, often with red 
and yellow beneath, and sometimes with 
Paradise 
flycatchers have the two middle feathers 
two long feathers in the tail. 
of the tail much elongated, and white. 
Kingfishers, with their glossy blues and 
greens range in size from one of the 
largest species in the world down to 
little red-billed fellows no bigger than 
warblers, feeding 
on insects, but dig- 
ging their burrows 
in the characteris- 
tic way. Several of 
the plantain-eat- 
ers, large, dark 
green and_ violet, 
surprise one when 
they take flight 
with extensive 
crimson patches in 
the wings. Among 
the many other 
brightly — colored 
forms are the soft- 
feathered trogons, 
the graceful bee- 
eaters and rollers, 
glossy 4 ‘starlings, 
golden 7} F orioles, 
