obtained in British East Africa. 631 
I thought at one time that this Cuckoo was only a migrant, 
but I have found since that it is a resident_, as several have 
been seen and heard of late. 
No. 1206. S imm. Nandi, 6500 feet, June 13, 1898. 
319. Metallococcyx smaragdineus. 
Chrysococcyx smaragdineus (Svs^ains.) ; Shelley, Cat. B. 
Brit. Mus. xix. p. 280 (1891) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 315 
(Mararu, Teita) ; Beichen. J. f. 0. 1892, p. 23 (Sesse Island) ; 
id. Yog. deutsch. Ost-Afr. p. 112 (1894) ; Neum. J. f. O. 
1900, p. 194 (Moschi). 
Metallococcyx smaragdineus Sharpe, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 161 
(1900). 
Nos. 21^ 36, 41. c^ ad. Kibwezi, 3000 feet, March 1, 9, 
1892. 
a. c? ad. Entebbe, April 29, 1895. 
b. S ad. „ May 8, 1895, 
c. Ad. „ Aug. 2, 1895. 
No. 1248. S ad. Naridi, June 27, 1898. Bill dull pea- 
green, tip dusky brown; feet bright horn- blue ; iris dark 
brown ; eyelids pale bluish green. A scarce bird. Occa- 
sionally heard. 
3'^0. Chrysococcyx klaasi. 
Chrysococcyx klaasi (Steph.) ; Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xix. p. 283 (1891) ; Beichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 23 (Bukoba) ; 
id. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afr. p. Ill (1894) ; Neum. J. f. O. 
1900, p. 1-93 (Kwa Lubwa). 
No. 26. ? ad. Kibwezi, 3000 feet, March 3, 1892. 
a. S ad. Entebbe, Dec. 31, 1894. 
b. ? imm. ; c. S ad. Entebbe, May 8, 9, 1895. 
No. 233. S ad. Elgeyu, 5000 feet, Aug. 10, 1896. Bill 
dull pea-green with black tip ; feet scaly greenish horu- 
coloured ; iris brown ; eyelids pale greenish blue. 
No. 480. S ad. Bavine, Feb. 23, 1897. Iris brown, with 
outer ring of dull yellow; eyelid green. First seen at 
the Bavine ; evidently a scarce bird. Stomach full of insects. 
321. Chrysococcyx cupreus. 
Chrysococcyx cupreus (Bodd.) ; Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
