NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 15 



Kakibo (kak.il)oi) . . Many - colourcil kiii<.'iislicr. Lil. 



Hank l)iu rower. {^ Alriilo tjwn- 

 tlieri.) 

 Tliis name is also apparently j^iven 

 to a "greenish bird abont the 

 size of a, sparrow, not a water- 

 bird. 



Kekt'le (kt'kt'lc) . . . Hnippet. A small <i;reyish wadinj; 



bird. The smallest of the 

 waders. 



Kiniji (kinfji) .... (Irey wading bird, about a foot in 



lenoth, or more. Beak yellow 

 with black on top. 



Nja-nwoni (nja-nwoui) . Water-bird. Applied to cormorants 



and any other not special!}' 

 distinguished w;iter-bird. 



Nja-koku (nja-kokui) . (Irey water-l)ird, larger than a 



pigeon. 



Nyegbe-solf) (nyegbe- I c . n • t_ i 



•' '^ .,...■ ■ V - <= > hmall greyish-ifreen heron. 



Solol) ) O J !r> 



Sanga (sange) . . . Black-and-white kingfisher (? CeryJe 



maxima). 



Solo-wa (snlo-wai) . . The same as Nyegbesoloi. 



Teve-nwoni(teve-nwoni) 8tork, black with white neck. About 



four feet in length. (Dissura 

 ejjiscojnis.) 



Toni (toni) .... Plover {^Cliarailridae — % Xipliidop- 



terus albicep>i). 



Tutu (tutui) .... Leaf-walker. Length over a foot. 



Brown, and white throat. Beak 

 I inch, bluish, continued as a 

 horny forehead. Legs long, 

 with very long toes. [Ph>jU()- 

 ])exus afi 'lean m.s. ) 



Yonembe (yonembe) . (ueat white heron. The egret. 



Length 4 feet, or more. Plumes 

 obtained from its back. [Ardra 

 alha.) 

 Also, the smaller reddish-white 

 egret, which also has plumes 

 (^ Diclirumanasf^a ru/a). 



