730 Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 



is active in habits, often hanging npside clown like a Tit 

 when feeding or endeavouring to reach some special food. 



The soft parts are : — Irides hazel ; bill^ legs and toes 

 black.] 



452. Smilorhis leucotis. 



P. Beira, Jan _, Feb. (5) ; Tambarara, June (2). 



[Only in the Beira and Gorongoza districts of Portuguese 

 East Africa have I seen this striking Barbet. It cannot be 

 said to be common even there, although several individuals 

 were observed, most of which were secured. I noticed it 

 ])oth in pairs and family-parties, and until I shot them they 

 could be seen every morning sitting on the topmost branches 

 of dead trees after the manner of Lyhlus torqiiatus. This 

 is a local resident species, keeping to the same ground and 

 frequenting the same trees. The call is loud and different 

 from that of the other Barbets, and the flight is swift and 

 straight, but seldom long sustained. When I reached 

 Beira it had apparently already bred, as young birds 

 assuming the adult feathering were secured in company with 

 the parent birds in February. 



The soft parts are : — Irides dark brown ; bill, legs and 

 toes black.] 



45G. Barbatula extoni. 



Tv. Woodbush, June (1). 



[The specimen sent is the only one that I have ever seen : 

 it was shot pottering about in a Euphorbia. It was both 

 solitary and silent. 



The soft parts are : — Irides dark brown ; bill, legs and 

 toes black.] 



457. Barbatula bilineata. 



Z. Ngoye Forest, Sept. (1). 



[As in the case of the preceding species, I have only once 

 seen this Barbet. The specimen was noticed creeping about 

 in a thick bush intertwined with brambles. It was solitary 

 and silent. 



The soft parts are : — Irides dark brown ; bill, legs and 

 toes black.] 



