of Birds from the Colony of Natal. 255 



317. Merops nubicoides, Des Murs. Carmine-throated 

 Bee-eater. 



318. Cinnyris talatala, Smith. Andersson's Sun-bird. 



319. Motacilla vaillanti, Cab. Levaillant's Wagtail. 



320. Pycnonotus tricolor, Hartl. Angola Bulbul. 



321. Turdus guttatus, Vig. Vigors's Thrush. 



322. Laniariusatrococcineus (Burch.). Southern Crim- 

 son-breasted Shrike. 



323. Urolestes melanoleucus (Smith). South- African 

 Long-tailed Shrike. 



324. Hyphantornis subaureus (Smith). Algoa-Bay 

 Weaverbird. 



325. Hyphantornis nigriceps, Layard. Black-headed 

 Weaverbird. 



326. Euplectes taha, Smith. Taha Bishopbird. 



327. Corythaix musophagus, Dubois. Cape Touraco. 



328. Barbatula leucotis, Sund. White-cheeked Barbet. 



329. Pyocephalus robustus (Gmel.) . Levaillant's Parrot. 

 Mr. E. C. Buxton informs me that during a recent visit to 



Natal he saw two young Parrots in that colony which had 

 been respectively taken from nests at " Cramer's, Unyeni 

 Falls." One of these he identified as a specimen of P. ro- 

 bustus ; the other, which was of a much smaller species, he 

 was unable satisfactorily to identify, in consequence of the bad 

 condition of its plumage. 



330. Numida verreauxii, Elliot. Verreaux's Guinea-fowl. 

 Sent by Mr. Ayres with the following note : — 



" These fine Guinea-fowls I got in the month of July at 

 D'Urban, Natal, where they were being hawked about the 

 town by Caffre hunters as birds for the table, the flesh being 

 uncommonly delicate and good. 



"They frequent the densest bush immediately on the sea- 

 range, and are difficult to get ; the best method is with dogs 

 accustomed to hunt the bush, as the birds, when chased, take 



