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ON SAFARI 



These are the " Go-'way bh-ds " of South Africa, or 

 Plaintain-eaters. In East Africa they frequent the high- 

 lying forests, as Mau, Sotik and the Kikuyu Forest, and 

 thorn-clad plateaux of Laikipia. Besides its ringing cry, 

 " Go-'way," the Grey Lourie has also a cat-like note, 

 uttered as it seemingly tries to balance on a bough, 

 fluttering its short wings and flirting the immense tail. 



It is this species which, as described in Chap. XXII, 

 causes infinite annoyance to the big-game hunter in 

 South Africa by giving warning of danger to the quarry. 



KING Leopold's touraco {Gymnoschizorhis leopoldi). 



King Leopold's Touraco (Gvinnoschizorhis Icojjokli), hrought from 

 Ruwenzori by my friend, Mr. Douglas Carruthers, is here 

 rudely sketched. Remarkable for its scimitar-like crest 

 and bare, featherless face. Other species of Touracos are 

 figured at pp. 31, 194, 271, 272. 



Barbets 



Woodpecker-like birds, though they do not climb, a score 

 or more of which are found in East Africa. They have 

 ringing voices, not unmusical, nest in hollow trees, and a typical 

 Barbet is sketched at p. Go. 



