194 Mr. G. C. Short ridge on Birds from 



11.2. Lophoceros melanoleucus (Licht ) ; Stark et Scl. 

 iii. p. 110. 



(1) 25.11.01. <J. Iris yellow; legs black; bill red. In 



the stomach, orthoptera. 



(2) 6.12.01. ?. 



Very common and gregarious ; most plentiful during the 

 winter months. 



113. Hapaloderma narina (Steph.) ; Stark et Scl. iii. 

 p. 121. 



(1) 26.11.01. <J jr. Iris hazel ; legs flesh-coloured ; bill 



pale green. In the stomach, orthoptera. 



(2) 7.1.02. 6 jr. Iris dark brown; bill light slate- 



yellow ; skin on throat flesh-coloured ; skin round 

 the eye greenish. 



(3) 11.10.02. 6. Iris reddish hazel; bill light slate- 



blue, yellowish at the gape ; skin on the throat and 

 round the eye blue; skin on the cheeks greenish 

 blue. Contents of stomach, hairy caterpillars and 

 coleoptera. 

 This Trogon is resident and fairly plentiful ; it is quiet, 

 but not at all shy, and frequents the thick bush. 



114. Campothera notata (Licht.) ; Stark et Scl. iii. 

 p. 129. 



(1) 2.11.01. S • Iris dark brown; bill dark slate-coloured; 



legs greenish slate-coloured. 

 This is the most plentiful species of Woodpecker round 

 Port St. Johns. It is a resident. 



115. Dendropicus cardinalis (Gin.); Stark et Scl. iii. 

 p. 135. 



(1) 4.1.02. 6 . Iris crimson ; legs greenish slate-coloured : 



bill dark slate-coloured. 



(2) 7.1.02. $. 



Fairly plentiful in the district. 



116. Thripias xamaquus (Licht.); Stark et Scl. iii. p. 138. 

 (1) 2.11.01. ?. Iris dull red; bill slaty, upper mandible 



tipped with black ; legs slaty. 

 This is a rare species, and is not found near the coast, but 



