718 Mr. W. L. Sclatcr on Birds collected 



forested coimtiy in the Eastern and Nortli-Eastern Transvaal, 

 although one would imagine that these parts are as well suited 

 to its habits as many others. It is generally seen in Hocks 

 of from half a dozen to twenty or more, and is entirely 

 frugivorous, being ver}^ partial to wild tigs, the berries of 

 the Ntuma, and the seeds of certain leguminous trees. The 

 flight is noisy, swift, and strong, consisting of several flaps 

 of the wings, then a glide, and the flaps again. The cry is 

 loud and harsh, aud not easily described, but cannot be mis- 

 taken for that of any other bird; it is uttered both on the 

 wing and when sitting. In feeding the birds arc very noisy, 

 continually calling and flapping about in a clumsy manner 

 in the trees. 



The soft parts of the adult arc : — ^ . Irides brown ; orbits 

 pinky flesh-coloured ; bill horny black or blackish^ I'biky 

 flesh-coloured at the basal end of the casque; legs and toes 

 black. The female is similar to the male, except that the 

 orbits are dusky.] 



427 o. Bycanistes cristatus. 



P. Tambarara, June (1). 



['' Kegemide^' of the Ntebis and Gorongozas. 



This Hornbill has only been observed in the woods and 

 forests of the Beira and Gorongoza districts of Portuguese 

 East Africa, where it was as plentiful as B. buccinator and 

 consorted to a great extent with that species. In its food, 

 flight, and general habits it resembles it, but its cry is vei'y 

 different ; it is not liarsh and loud, but more approaching a 

 growl, and is not easy to describe exactly. 



The soft parts are : — Irides dark brown ; orbits pinky 

 flesh-coloured; bill dirty white; legs and toes black.] 



428. LOPHOCEROS MELAXOLEUCUS. 



CC. Knysna, Jan. (3) ; Z. Sibudcni, Nov., Dec, Jan. 

 (6); Jususie Valley, Dec. (I); Ngoye Hills, Oct. (2); 

 P. Coguuo, June (4); Masambeti, Nov. (1); Beira, Jan. 

 (1) ; Tambarara, June (1); Tete, Sept. (1). 



[" Slap-gat '' of the Colonists; '' Nkolwane '' of the 

 Zulus; '^Nyumdero^' of the Gorongozas. 



This Hornbill is mucli more a bird of the woods and 



