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Hobbies, Falco subbuteo (Cabemba), and F. buteo 

 (Gonga) ; the Buzzards, Buteo auguralis, B. augur, 

 and B. desertorum (Lucoi). Of Falcons and Lesser 

 Hawks are Falco biarmicus (Lucoi), Cerchneis 

 rupicola (Banvo), and C. vespertina (Katebi). The 

 Secretary Bird (Serpentarius secretarius), Mukende, 

 is rare. Of Vultures are the Griffon (Gyps Kolbei 

 and G. Euppeli), the White-backed (Pseudogyps 

 africanus), Icungo, the Black (P. auricularis), the 

 White-headed (Dophogyps occipitalis), and the 

 Egyptian (Neophron percnopterus). Among Owls 

 are the Giant (Bubo lacteus), Spotted (B. maculosus), 

 Cimbi ; Barn (Strixflammea), Coco, and S. capensis ; 

 Scops leucotis and S. capensis (Casseia), and S. perlata 

 (Cahombo). 



Among other noticeable birds are the Crows 

 and Ravens, Corvus scapulatus and C. capensis 

 (Kiquamanga) ; the Hornbills include Bucorvus 

 cafer (Kgungoashito), like a long-billed turkey, 

 with a booming call ; Tockus melanoleucus ; the 

 Yellow-billed (T. flavirostris), which interns the 

 nesting female in a tree trunk ; the Red-billed 

 (T. rufirostris)a.Te all called Sunguiandondo ; 

 the Indicators, Major and Minor and Sparmanii 

 (Sequi), which lead the hunter and ratel to hives ; 

 the Grey Lory, or " Go away ! " Bird (Chizcerhis 

 concolor), Gucre, and Rhinoceros Bird (Buphaga 

 africana), which annoy the hunter and alarm 

 game ; the Cuckoo family, Cucuhis canorus (Kin- 

 kanga), Chrysococcyx cupreus (Kachibo), and C. 

 Klaasi (Katcndi) ; Coccj/stes glandarius (Talo), and 

 C. jacobinus (Kampurulla) ; and Centropus super - 

 ciliosus ("Mucuco), C. monachus (Canunzo) ; and the 



