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" Tchegala." Iris hazel, not dark ; bill bright yellow. Stomach 
muscular, containing remains of beetles. 
Family AlcedinidtE. 
Z7- CoRYTHORNis CYANOSTIGMA (Riipp.) : Sharpe, i. c. p. 108. Mala- 
chite-crested Kingfisher. 
a. Sibanani, December 11, 1874. Iris hazel; bill and legs ver- 
milion. 
38. Ceryle rudis (L.) : Sharpe, /. c. p. no. Pied Kingfisher. 
a. $ Meriko River, November 17, 1873. Iris dark hazel. 
b. $ High Veldt, Transvaal, December 7, 1873. Iris dark hazel. 
39. Ceryle maxima (Pall.): Sharpe, /. c. p. iii. Great African 
Kingfisher. 
a. $ Matengwe River, December 2, 1874. Iris hazel; bill dark 
slate-colour ; legs slate-colour. 
40. Halcyon semic^erulea (Forsk.) : Sharpe, /. c. p. 114. African 
White-headed Kingfisher. 
a. $ (?) Geruah, December 15, 1874. Iris dark hazel ; bill 
orange-i-ed, black at tip and base ; legs and feet dark purplish-brown, 
orange at back of legs and on soles. 
41. Halcyon albiventris (Vieill.) : Sharpe, /. c. p. 115. Brown 
hooded Kingfisher. 
a. $ (?) Crocodile River, July 1873. Beetles and grasshoppers in 
stomach. 
42. Halcyon chelicutensis (Stanl.) : Sharpe, /. c. p. 117. Striped 
Kingfisher. 
a. $ Crocodile River, July 1873. Stomach contained grass- 
hoppers. 
b. $ Crocodile River, July 1873. Beetles and grasshoppers in 
stomach. 
43. Halcyon cyanoleuca (Vieill.) : Sharpe, /. c. p. 120. Angola 
Kingfisher. 
a. $ Crocodile River, November 15, 1873. Ii'is hazel. 
b. $ Nata River, December 5, 1874. Makalaka name " Gogoda." 
Iris hazel ; upper mandible deep carnation, black at tip and gape ; 
under mandible black ; legs black. Stomach empty, but for a few 
remains of insects. This species has a twittering cry ; they say it 
* stays in the mopani. 
c. $ Nata River, December 6, 1874. Iris hazel ; upper mandible 
deep carnation, black at tip and gape ; lower mandible and legs 
black. 
d. $ Nata River, December 6, 1874. Iris hazel. 
