by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 717 



can be heard to a considerable distance. It is possible that 

 more than one bird contributes to the call, but as the 

 syllables run ccmcurrently it is difficult to prove this con- 

 clusively. When taken youug it is a remarkably tame 

 aud amusing pet, Imt has usually to be kept away from the 

 poultry yai"d. Wounded birds when attacked by a dog 

 stand with the wings outstretched and make vicious digs at 

 the animal with their beaks, but never altempt to use the 

 wings ; they continually inflate and deflate the pouch, 

 producing a loud snake-like hiss. 



The soft parts of the adult are : — ^ . Irides pale grey, 

 Avith dark brown lines and vermiculations ; all bare skin on 

 head and neck red; bill, legs and toes black, 



? . The bare skin round the eyes is duller and the chin 

 is metallic blue^ which extends more or less on to the throat, 



I have seen many young birds in captivity ; they are 

 similar to adults in plumage, but the black is duller, and all 

 the bare skin of the head aud neck is dull sooty-black 

 without red,] 



427. Bycanistes buccinator. 



Z. Sibudeni, Oct,, Nov., Dec, Jan. (5); Ngoye Hills^ 

 Sept., Oct. (-1) ; P. Beira, Feb. (1) ; Tambarara, June (Ij ; 

 Tete, Sept. (1). 



The size of the bill and casque in the male varies very 

 considerably ; in the male from Beira the casque measures 

 IGO mm. in a straight line^ in one from Sibudeni only 115. 

 I find, however, as great variation among examples from 

 Nyasaland in the British JNIuscum, and suspect that it is 

 purely a question of age. 



["Nkauaf' of the Zulus; " Kegemide '' of the Ntcbis, 

 Gorongozas, and Njungwis. 



The Trumpeter Hornbill was found in Nata1_, Zululand, 

 and the Inhambane, Beira^ Gorongoza, and Tete districts 

 of Portuguese East Africa. It was common in all these 

 localities except the Inhanibane district, where only two or 

 three pairs were seen ai.d no specimens were secured, it being 

 very wild. Curiously enough, it is not known in any of the 



