CRYPTORHINA AFRA 168 



According to Heuglin, thej' are lively aud active, retiring 

 of an evening with much noise, aud many evolutions in the 

 air, to roost in pairs or family parties on the crowns of the 

 Doleb-palms, and in the early morning, after recommencing 

 their noise and fluttering they take wing for the pasture land 

 to feed amongst the cattle. Their note he likens to a clear 

 pipe, resembling that of the Alpine Chough. The>- breed from 

 March to June, and about Jul}-, during the beginning of the 

 dry season, assemble in large flocks. The nest, which is 

 placed in the tops of the Doleb-palms, is constructed of twigs 

 and leaves, with the entrance usually covered with thorny 

 boughs. 



