NATl^RAL HISTORY VOCABl'LARV 



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Gulii (^aile) 



Kpulo (kpuloi) 

 Kwabuma (kwabunie) 



Piangbia (piangbie) 



HORNBILLS 



? Toucan. A reputed two-beadeil 

 bird from a hoiny growtb on 

 the top of its head. Size of a 

 crow. Blackish with long tail. 

 {Ceratoijyinna at rata.) 



A kind of hornbill (Sch.). 



White crested hornbill or "Monkey 

 bird " (Orfho/ophn.< leurolo- 

 phux). 



The common hornbill. A black 

 bird with white breast and 

 very thin bod}'. Very en- 

 larged beak as with all the 

 hornbills. (LopJioreros vielarw- 

 leiu:u!i.) 



Weaver Birds (Ploceidae) 



Mbaku (mliakui . . . Weaver bird. 



Ndogbo-baku (ndog- A weaver bird which builds its 

 bobakui) nest on palm trees. Nests 



hang down to a length of 3 

 feet. Black with red slashes. 

 The weaver bird which builds 

 spherical nests on young man- 

 groves overhanging the water, 

 or on oil palm trees. Brown 

 and black. Eggs brownish, 

 blue and green weaver bird. 

 Called also Sele. 

 Dea (deai) A weaver bird. 



Konu-baku (konu-1>a- 

 kui) 



Ta-baku (ta-bakui) . The 



Ddabn (ndabni) 



jreenish bird. ^V eaves a nest 

 on grass or on a shrub. Nest 

 is a bag which closes with a 

 leaf sewn on, just allowing 

 space for the bird to pass in. 



Egffs 



to five 



Sele (selei) or Jele 



"ofe" "^P to nve in 

 blue mottled with brown 

 Same as Ta-bakui. 



number. 



