Collection of Birds 



Trogonidae 



165. I Ictci-otr^\>n rillatnin (Shell.' \\'. Kilimanjaro, VIII.. 

 at a height of about 5,000 feet. 



I met this beautiful many-coloured trogon near the forest-belt. 

 It \vas perched on a branch, and without fear whirled its win^s 

 in a peculiar manner, uttering all the while a low plaintive call. 



Coraciidae 



1 66. Coracias grtrrnhiS) L. Masai-land. 



167. Comtciat caudatiis, L. Donje Krok, \"III., IX. ; X'^ap- 

 tuk, X. 



i6S. /'.f/rys/ouii/s afcr ( Lath. . Moshi, XII. 



Bucerotidas 



1 6<j. J>/uor:'.'is i/l'r Schlep. . Tare Mountains, III. ; easterly 

 X jiri swamps, \". 



170. Jlj'ctiiitstt's iTi's/df/is (Riipp.). Pare-ya-Pcsa, III.; Meru 

 Mountains, VIII. 



171. Loplioccros tnclriuolciicns A. I.cht. . Masai-land. 



172. Loplioccrox crythorliynclins (Tern. . Xjiii, \"III.; I ): ;e 

 l ; .nk, VIII. 



1 he hornbills are extremely \\ - ary and shy. Approaching tlu 

 hunter, they change their direction at thr last moment, so aN'm'din.;' 

 the gunshot, ('aptivr bii'ds are very tame and docile, and show 

 MirprisiiiL;' mental capacity'. 1 hry are ea-ie>t to ,-h'int trom an 

 ambu-h amon;^' triiit-tri f<. 



Alcedinidas 



17 v ( t'tT/c nidis I.. . I'an^ani Ki\'er, III. 



17.}. //'<!/ }'<// c/ii'/ic'tfi Stanley Koro:iL;<i micKi'.e reaclu s 

 of the Rufu , 111.; N^aptuk, X. 



175. ll,tlc\\ : ' , ', ../::,//;>, I'trs. M, >hi, IV. 



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