20 NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 



SiiTune .... 

 Sikonde (sikonde) 

 Sokele (sokeli) 



Sokele-gulu (sokele- | 

 gului ^ j 



Sokele-maiija (sokele- 

 manje) 



Tindo (tindoi) 



Tnlo-kenge (tolo-kenge) 

 Yegbe (yegbei) . 



Yoru (yoiui) . . . 

 Yovn (yovui) . 



Yowi (yowi), also jowi 



A mythical bird up a moimtaiii in 

 Mende country. Very big. 



A small bird having a varied plum- 

 age and pleasing song (Sch.). 



Tiny birds. Many always seen 

 together. Query a name ap- 

 plied to any small birds in a 

 flock. See Bundo-sokele. 



A flock of Sokeli. 



A small black and white bird 

 (male), a fly catcher, with a 

 tail nearly a foot long in the 

 breeding season. The female 

 is brown, and is (query) called 

 " sokeli " only. [Mtiscicajndae 

 — TerpsipTione.) 



A small bird with a slate-coloured 

 head, from description. 



Water-wag-tail [MofaciUidae). 



" Night-jar." Bird size of a dove, 

 mottled brown. Sits on the 

 ground at dusk, and does not 

 move till almost trodden on. 

 See Yowi. [Caprimulfjiis sp.) 



A small pretty bird, pointed beak, 

 many-coloured. 



" Pepper l)ird." Like a span-ow 

 in appeai'auce. Eats peppers 

 (capsicums). (? Py<:nonotu>f har- 

 hafus.) 



Same as Yegbe. 



