COG ]Mr. V,\ L. Sclater on Binh collected 



threes, and inhabits more or less Ijushy country ; it feeds 

 largely on insects, for wliicli it is observed searching in the 

 trees and shrubs as 'O'ell as on the ground. The cry is clear, 

 somewhat loud, and generally of two notes ; the flight is 

 slow and jerky, the white on the wings and tail shewing 

 conspicuously. It is rather a wary bird, and cannot always 

 be approached within shot. 



The soft parts of the adult are : — I rides hazel ; bill, legs 

 and toes blackish.] 



383. Irrisor vjridis. 



CC. Knysna, Dec, Jan. (8), 



[" Kakelaar " of the Colonists. 



I have notes of this species from the Knysna only. It is 

 always seen in small parties of about half a dozen individuals, 

 and spends its time searching the trunks and larger limhs 

 of the trees for insects and grubs. It can often be seen 

 hanging head downwards on the under side of the branches 

 examining the interstices of the bark. It has a load 

 clattering cry of many syllables rapidly repeated, accom- 

 panied by a see-saw movement of the body, the head being 

 well thrown l)acl< each time, and likewise the tail. I have 

 on several occasions seen the birds when calling face one 

 another on a horizontal branch, their continual bowing to 

 each other being very comical. The flight is undulating and 

 never long sustained, the tail being widely spread, shewing 

 clearly the white spots on it and on the wings. The species 

 will often pitch on the side of the trunk of a tree after the 

 manner of a \\'ood pecker. 



The soft parts of the adult are : — Irides dark brown ; bill, 

 legs and toes coral-red. 



In the young : — Irides much darker brown ; bill black ; 

 legs and toes pink-br.jwn.] 



383 «. Irrisor erythrouhynchus. 



Tv. Klein Lctaba, July, Aug., Sept. (5) ; Legogot, May 

 (1) ; Coguno, July, Aug. (5) ; Tamharara, Ajiril (1) ; Tete, 

 Sept. (4). 



This Kakelaar lias been noted in the Eastern and 



