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myself as to whether or not C. Burchellii is really distinct from 

 C. senegalensis ; and as this is the case^ I have here followed the 

 nomenclature adopted by Drs. Finsch and Hartlaubj as above 

 referred to. — Ed.] 



269. CoCCystes glandarius (Linn.). Great Crested Cuckoo. 



Oxylophus glandaritis, Gould's Birds of Europe, pi. 241. 



„ „ Gurney, Birds Damar., Proe. Zool. Soc. 1864, 



p. 3. 



„ „ Layard's Cat. No. 496. 



Coccystes glandarius, Finsch & Hartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 518. 



„ „ Sharpe's Cat. No. 108. 



This species is not uncommon during the wet season in 

 Damara Land, and also about the river Okavango. 



The iris is pale brown ; the bill brown, tinged with 

 yellow on the posterior portion of the lower mandible ; 

 the legs and toes bluish, with a shade of brown. 



270. Oxylophus jacobinuS(Bodd.). Black-and-White Cuckoo. 



Le Cmtcou edoKo (femelle), Levaillant's Ois. d'Afr. pi. 208. 

 Oxylophus melanoleucus, Layard's Cat. No. 499. 

 Oxylophus jacohinus, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 9062. 

 Coccystes jacohinus, Sharpe's Oat. No. 109. 



This is about the most common Cuckoo in Damara 

 Land, and the first to arrive with the rainy season ; I 

 also received several specimens of it from Lake Ngami. 

 I believe it breeds in Damara Land, having seen young 

 birds barely able to fly. 



This species has a true Cuckoo's note, and is very 

 swift of flight and quick in its movements. 



271. Oxylophus caffer (Licht.). LevaUlant's Cuckoo. 

 Le Coucou edolio, var., Levaillant's Ois. d'Aff. pi. 209. 

 Coccyzm Vaillantii, Swainson's Zool. HI. 2nd ser. pi. 13. 

 Oxylophus afer, Layard's Cat. No. 500. 



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