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visited, and was the commonest o£ the Crows in the Portu- 

 guese country. It is usually found in pairs and, like the 

 Raven, feeds upon almost everything. 1 found it breeding 

 at the Cape, the nest being placed high up in a gum-tree, 

 but no eggs had been laid up to the time I left. The cry is 

 harsh.] 



3, CORVUS CAPENSIS. 



CC. Kiipfontein, Apl., May (5) ; Tv. Wakkerstroom, 

 Mar., Apl. (12); Z. Umfolosi Station, July (1) ; Hluhluwe 

 Stream, Aug. (1). 



Four eggs taken at Port Nolloth, Aug. 12, 1903. 



The Zululand Crows are on average slightly smaller than 

 those from Namaqualand, and approach C. capensis minor 

 from East and North-East Africa. The wing-measurements 

 of the Namaqualand birds are all over 355 mm., while those 

 of the Zululand. birds are below it. 



[" Svvart-kraai^^ of Colonists. 



The Cape Crow was noted everywhere, except in the 

 Portuguese country. It is usually seen in pairs, and in 

 many ways reminds one of the European Rook. A nest 

 containing four eggs was taken in Namaqualand in August ; 

 this Avas composed of sticks and placed on the top of a 

 large bush. The female was put ofl', but she was too wild to 

 secure.] 



5. BUPHAGA ERYTHKORHYNCHA. 



Tv. Legogot, May (2); Klein Letaba, Aug, (1); Z. 

 Sibudeni, Oct. (1), Jususie Valley, Dec. (3). 



[" Echlala-nyati '•' of Zulus. 



Natal and Zululand, the Eastern and North-Eastern 

 Transvaal, and the Beira district of the Portuguese country 

 are the localities in which I have usually seen the Ox-pecker. 

 It is generally found in pairs or threes, and always in the 

 company of cattle and horses, feeding on the ticks which 

 infest these animals, often pecking deep holes in the hide in 

 extracting the ticks and thereby frequently doing more harm 

 than good. Its actions when settled are graceful and 

 gliding, while it is able to cling to any part of the animal 



