332 Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead on Birds 



bush about fifteen feet high. I tried to shake it off, when 

 out flew a Coly from auother branch. I climbed up and 

 found a nest with three hard-set eggs. This was on the 4th 

 of March. The eggs and nest reminded me very much of 

 those of our Greenfinch, but the eggs were rather larger 

 and the nest more solidly built, being made of sticks and 

 lined with wool. 



85. Geocolaptes olivaceus. (S. & L. p. 187.) 



Fairly common, and generally seen in pairs or in small 

 family-parties. It flies with a whirry jerky sort of flight. 

 The note is a loud "ki ki." 



86. Dendropicus cardinalis. (S. & L. p. 190.) 



Not very common, and always seen singly. Its call is rather 

 like that of the Cape Robin-Chat, but louder. It is usually 

 found among the willows. 



87. TricholxEma leucomelas. (S. & L. p. 173.) 



Very common, and at once recognised by its cry, which is 

 like the French word " pain." It is more often heard than 

 seen. A pair nested in a hole in a tree about a foot deep 

 three feet from the ground. 



88. Coccystes hypopinarius Cab. et Heine. 

 Coccystes jacobinus S. & L. p. 158. 



I saw one of these Cuckoos on January 26th. I was 

 attracted by its cry, which is rather like the alarm-note 

 of a Cape Robin-Chat, but loud and harsh. It flew from 

 bush to bush, after which I noticed it alight on the ground 

 beside a Pied Starling and drive it away. It then followed 

 it into a bush, screeching and jostling it. This time the 

 Starling went to a post ; the Cuckoo once more followed 

 and settled on the top of the Starling, screeching at it and 

 driving it away again. 



89. Coccystes serratus. (S. & L. p. 160.) 



I saw a pair on Dec. 21st ; they were on the bark near the 

 top of a tree. The notes were " wicky wooky " and <: took/' 

 followed bv a Tit-like cal), 



