EAST AFRICAN BIRDS. S53 



COOCYSTES CAFER Licht. 



The African Pied Crested Cuckoo was collected at Morogoro 

 (10. xii. 17) and Lumbo (22. vii. 18) ; at the latter place an egg was 

 found in the nest of a Babbling Thrush (C. kirki), as already 

 mentioned (22. X. 18). 



*CucuLus CANORUS Linn. 



The European Cuckoo was twice obtained at Morogoro in 

 February 1918 (12th and 26th). The birds were flying across 

 the railway-line from south to north about a mile outside the 

 town. 



Lybius zoMBiE Shelley. 



Were very common at Lumbo, going about in pairs at the 

 time of my stay. Perched on the bare branches of the baobabs, 

 they went through the most extraordinary courting (?) antics, 

 accompanied by cries no less unique (Lumbo, 11. vii. 18). 



Trichol^ma laohrymosa Cab. 



The Black-faced Barbet was collected a,t Morogoro (11. vii, 17) 

 and Dodoma (22. xii. 18). Lidian corn was found in the stomach 

 of one of the specimens from the first locality. 



Trachyphonus emini Reichw. 



Common at Dodoma, where they were going in pairs, bowing 

 and singing to one another. A nest with a single young one 

 was found in a hollow thorn-tree (Dodoma, 5. xii. 18). 



Chalcopelia chalcospilos Wagl. 



Green-spotted Dove. Two eggs in nest (Lumbo, 24. ix. 18). 



TuRTUR senegalensis Linn. 



Laughing Dove. Two eggs in nest (Morogoro, l.viii. 17). 



Tympanistria tympanistria Temm. 

 Two eggs in nest (Kabete, 24. v. 1.5). 



Pcecephalus fuscicapillus Verr. 



I folio \ved a Brown -headed Parrot to a blasted tree, in 

 which was a woodpecker's hole some 20 feet from the ground. 

 Failing to get my hand in, I returned in the evening with two 

 boys, who chopped the hole open after half -an -hour's labour. 

 One of the stupid fellows placed the three large white eggs in 

 his handkerchief, put same in his pocket and slid down the tree, 

 breaking all three, wliich were perfectly fresh (Morogoro, 25. 

 vi. 17.)" 



The species was also collected nt Dar-es-Salaam and Lumbo ; 

 at the latter place I had a young one, which was very tame and, 

 though loose, made no attempt to fly away. 



Proc. Zool. Soc— 1922, No. LYIIJ 58 



