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deck, to follow; at last she went off, but came back in the evening 
to repeat the invitation. After five days the male became sulky, 
would eat nothing, and died. No injury was found, and, but for the 
female, there seemed no reason why it should not have lived.” 
The following characters are given by Mr. Elliot for the species: 
—Distinguished by its entirely black wings; tail black, except ex- 
treme base and an apical band, which are white; spotted crest and 
enormous casque. Total length, about 30 inches; wing, 14:5; 
tail, 11:6; tarsus, 2:2. 
Fig. Riippell, Atlas, taf. 1. 
119. Tockus MELANOLEUCUS. Crowned Hornbill. 
Buceros melanoleucus. Layard, A. 8. Afr. p. 225. 
This Hornbill has a wide range, extending from the Knysna along 
the East Coast as far as Kisiludini, 5° south of the Line. How much 
farther it goes we do not know; but at this place we found it very 
abundant, flying in small flocks or families, and feeding on berries and 
fruits. At the Knysna, and in the Eastern province, it is also common. 
Mr. Atmore writes from Geneva-fontein, George, March 16th, 1869: 
—‘ My garden is now full of Hornbills, but as they eat nothing but 
locusts, I do not shoot them ; besides they are in bad plumage.” 
Mr. Ayres writes concerning it in Natal :—“TI shot this Hornbill 
whilst in the act of swallowing a large locust which it had taken from 
the bough of a low bush. This bird did not appear to throw the head 
back so much as I have noticed that some other species do. Its 
stomach was full of locusts and caterpillars. These Hornbills are 
generally found incompanies of from ten to twenty; they mostly 
frequent the coast districts, but occasionally during the winter 
months they wander more inland.” 
Dr. Kirk met with it in the River Shiré valley in open bush and 
low trees. 
Mr. Gurney states that a specimen was procured by Andersson in 
Ovampo Land, but no details as to its distribution in the Damara 
‘country were given by that excellent collector. Mr. Chapman, how- 
ever, speaks of it as not very abundant there. Senor Anchieta has 
collected the species at Humbe on the Cunene River, where how- 
ever it was less common than J’. erythrorynchus. The same 
ornithologist has sent it from Catonda in Mossamedes, and from 
Biballa. The specimen from this former locality has been separated 
