NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 19 



Kpa-ndeve (kpu-mlevo) ) c^^^,.^,i^,^^. 

 or Kpa-dove j ' 



Kpopo-manja (kpopo- ( Wood-pecker (Pirv/ae). 

 manje) J 



Note. — In some dialects of Mandingo " manja " or 

 " mansa " is the word for "king." 



Kpoyo-nwoni (kpuyo- A yellow bird slightly larger than 

 nwoni) a sparrow, mottled with darker 



hues and with dark spots. Lif. 



the " cowry-bird," pi-obably on 



account of the dark patch on 



the otherwise white cowry 



shell. 

 Kpwi (kpwi) .... A purple-brown bird that flies like 



a dove. 

 Mbalu (mbalui) ... A black bird with a yellow band 



on the back of neck, .size of a 



sparrow. 

 Pangba-mbalo (pan- Another name, l)ut apparently not 

 gba-mbalni) well known. 



Mabweji (mabweji) . . Another name for Mbalni. 



]\^ote. — There was considerable difficulty to get a generally 

 approved name foi' this bird. 



Mbu (mbui) .... Owl. 



]\Iemb() (membni) or A tiny bird with red breast and 



Membui neck. 



Ndnine (ndnine) ... A many-hued bird said to say, " Ye 



mia T' i.e. Who is it? 

 Ndikpwa-bwa(ndikpwa- " Broad -mouthed roller" [Eurij- 

 l)wai) ^foiini!< afer). A brown bird, 



size small dove, yellow beak, 



blue underbody. 

 Ndulii (nduli) .... A lirown bird with white breast, 



size of a grey parrot. Has a, 



mournful cry. 8aid to kill 



snakes. 

 Njupo-gbule (njopo- "Clock-bird." Green all over and 

 gl)ulei). also under its wings. Thisnnd 



Giiwai are sometimes mixed. 



