of Birds from the Colony of Natal. 461 



These Swifts are met with in flights, and fly with extreme 

 rapidity ; the specimen sent was shot in December from amongst 

 a flight on the feed. 



309. CoRACiAS piLOSA, Lath. White-naped Roller. 



This Roller is not uncommon in Natal during summer, and 

 it also occurs on the river Limpopo * ; it is generally found 

 either solitary or in pairs. The young birds may be readily 

 reared, as they feed well on raw meat or insects ; but they are 

 troublesome from the loud discordant notes which they almost 

 constantly utter. They give their food a toss before swallowing 

 it, and in fact toss it down their throats. 



[Mr. Layard (B. S. Afr. p. 60, No. 93) includes this species 

 under Swainson's name of C. nuchalis ; but I follow Dr. Hartlaub 

 (Orn. Westafr. p. 30) in using for it Latham's prior appellation. 

 It is figured by Levaillant (Rolliers, pi. 29) ; but his preceding 

 plate (pi. 28), cited by Dr. Hartlaub as representing tbis spe- 

 cies, appears to have been taken from a specimen of C. indica. — 

 J. H. G.] 



310. CoRACiAS CAUDATA, Linn. Long-tailed Angola Roller. 

 This species, like the preceding one, is found in Natal and 



also on the river Limpopo, in which latter locality the speci- 

 mens sent of this and also of the White-naped Roller were 

 obtained. 



[This species is well figured by M. Desmurs (Icon. Orn. pi. 28) 

 — a fact not mentioned by Mr. Layard. — J. H. G.] 



311. Crateropus jardinii, a. Smith. Jardine's Crate- 

 ropusf- 



Iris bright reddish-yellow ; bill black ; tarsi and feet dusky. 

 I found these birds inhabiting the bush near the Tugela]:; 

 there was a family of eight or nine together, but I only 

 succeeded in getting the specimen sent. They have a loud 

 chattering note and a rather heavy flight ; the stomach of the 

 bird sent contained caterpillars. I have never met with them 



* The district of the river Limpopo is claimed by the Government of 

 the Transvaal as belonging to the territory of that republic. — J. H, (4. 

 t Vide anten, p. 266, note, 

 t Accidentally misspelt " Jiigela," anten, p. 44. 



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