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repeatedly, but every time laid it down again saying “ J-i-i-7-i” 
(a negative implying reluctance, and in this case, of course, 
an imitation of the bird’s note)—the stretch of cloth was too 
big ; it was a pity to waste such good stuff on a lot of naked 
men! Finally it had to be distributed by the Fruit-Pigeon. 
130. Turacus tivinestoni. Livingstone’s Touraco. 
This lovely bird is the common Touraco of Chirinda, and 
is also found in the wooded kloofs and forest-patches of other 
portions of the district. Its call is a bold crowing “ kurrrr 
kurrrr-kurrrr,” several times repeated—harsh, no doubt, but 
to my mind exhilarating and by no means unpleasant, 
which may be heard at all times of the day, but particularly 
towards evening, and to a somewhat less extent in the early 
morning. It is a somewhat unsociable bird, usually going 
about in pairs, though sometimes, particularly at the close 
of the breeding-season, as many as four or five individuals 
—a family-party, probably—may be found about one spot, 
answering one another or crowing in chorus. Again, it is 
not unusual to see large numbers—a dozen or so—feeding 
together on the ripe fruit of some large forest-tree ; but 
these merely collect for a common purpose, and, when 
satisfied, disperse singly or in pairs. In October 1901 two 
young birds, just getting their wing-quills, were brought to 
me; the nest, which I subsequently saw, was a rough flat 
structure of small sticks, placed about twelve feet from the 
ground in a small tree standing beside a stream in a kloof. 
One of these birds, when commencing to fly, abruptly 
ended its career in a bucket of milk; the survivor lived 
for two and a half years, becoming extremely tame and 
a most charming pet. On one occasion it was taken in the 
night, presumably by a wild cat, the aviary being in bad 
repair, and feathers and blood on the ground indicated that 
I should not see it again. What was my surprise later in 
the day to find Mr. Gwala-gwala on his accustomed perch, 
minus his tail and a good many other feathers and somewhat 
cut about the hinder parts, but as jaunty as ever, having 
returned of his own accord. I fed this bird chiefly on 
