92 MR. J.J. MONTEIRO ON THE BIRDS OF BENGUELA. [Jan. 24, 
samedes, in all the woods. Are very active in their habits, running 
along the branches of the trees with great rapidity, uttering a loud 
rapid scream, and bobbing their heads up and down, and stretching 
their necks in a comical manner. Their crest-feathers are always 
erect ; are never raised or depressed. In their manners they remind 
an observer very much of the ‘ Plantain-eaters.”’ Feed on wild fruits 
and berries. 
26. CoryTHAIx LivinGsTont, G. R. Gray. 
Are sometimes brought to Benguela for sale by the negroes from 
Bibé. Appears to be much rarer than the C. paulina. I have seen 
both pretty abundantly to the interior of Novo Redondo, in the Celis 
country (peopled by a cannibal tribe of negroes), where the magni- 
ficent forest resounds in all directions with their loud unearthly ery. 
I have succeeded in bringing home to England a live specimen of 
this species, which is now in splendid plumage and health. It is 
perfectly tame—so much so as not to notice strangers in the least, 
but, on the contrary, coming to the side of its cage to take hold and 
lay with their fingers in its beak.. It is fond of a great variety of 
food—all kinds of fruit, bread, biscuit, or cake soaked in milk or 
water, and sugar pudding, raisins, figs, currants, green peas, water- 
cress, lettuce, boiled carrots, &e. 
It is curious to observe the manner in which one of its toes is bent 
nearly backward when on the ground ; when on its perch, its feet 
grasp it with two toes behind and two in front. It is fond of playing 
with the end of a piece of string, with which it rushes about in its 
cage. It always roosts on a little soft hay, &c.,in a small basket, in 
the manner of a bird hatching; and it is exceedingly fretful at dusk 
until some person pets and talks to it, when it jumps into the basket 
and settles immediately, chattering all the while in a very satisfied 
and contented manner. Its cry is very loud and extraordinary—a 
long whoop, first repeated short many times, and finishing with 
along scream. When alarmed at seeing a cat or other animal, it 
utters a loud cackle, something like that of a frightened hen. It 
is very fond of bathing, which it does in a large dish full of water, 
wetting itself completely, and screaming at the top of its voice all the 
time, making a terrible din for a bird of its size. 
27. TROGON NARINA. 
Shot in a wood at Benguela. I never observed another specimen. 
28. CucuULUS RUBECULA, Sw. 
Shot at Novo Redondo (11° S. lat.). Base of bill, eyelids, and 
legs of a beautiful yellow. Said by the natives to be a young one. 
Large eyes and extremely small body for such a large-feathered bird. 
It was flying in the air in the manner of a Hawk, which I took it 
to be when I fired at it. 
29. LAMPROCOLIUS PH@NICOPTERUS, Sw. 
Extremely abundant all over Angola, 
