by Mr. Claude Grant in Soidh Africa. 731 



458. Tk.vchyphonus cafer. 



Tv. Klein Letaba, Aug., Sept. (4). 



[I have only noticed this species in the North-Eastern 

 Transvaal, where it was common in the bush-veld below the 

 Berg, and again in the Gorougoza and Tete districts of 

 Portuguese East Africa, where it was decidedly scarce. la 

 habits it is retiring and, as a rule, frequents thick bush along 

 the dongas and rivers. It has a peculiar loud call and is 

 more often heard than seen. 



The soft parts are : — Irides red-brown ; orbits dusky ; bill 

 yellowish green, apical portion pale slate-coloured ; legs and 

 toes dark slate-coloured.] 



459. CUCULUS GULARIS. 



p. Beira, Jan. 29 (1). 



[Several individuals of this species arrived around Beira 

 in company with C. caaorus in January, but were so wild that 

 they could seldom be approached within shot. They were 

 observed sitting in the larger trees or on the bare topmost 

 branches of dead ones, and had no call. 



The soft parts are : — Irides pale dirty yellow ; eyelid 

 yellow ; bill greenish yellow at base, black at tip and ridge 

 of culmen ; gape orange.] 



4G0. CuCULUS CANORUS. 



P. Beira, Feb. 13, 16 (2). 



One of the birds is immature and shews traces of rufous 

 barring on the back. 



[This Cuckoo arrived in company with C. gularis in 

 January and remained up to the time I left the Beira 

 district, Avhich was in ]Marcli. It was indistinguishable from 

 C gularis on the wing and when sitting, and had no call. 



The soft parts are : — Adult. Irides darkish yellow ; eyebd 

 yellow ; bill at base greenish yellow, black at tip and ridge 

 of culmen ; legs and toes lemon-yellow. 



Imm. Irides pale dirty yellow; eyelid yellow; bill at base 

 greenish yellow, black at tip and ridge of culmen ; legs and 

 toes lemon-yellow.] 



