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breeding, being in pairs and very noisy ; and a hen shot 

 on the 11th of July contained an egg fully matured and 

 ready for laying. It was bluish green in colour. 



The usual cry is a harsh chatter quickly repeated, not 

 unlike a Woodpecker's. The bird has also a liquid 

 cuculine note. When sitting on a branch it often raises 

 its crest, which when raised looks as if it were double. 



Measurements of a male : — Whole length 15 inches, 

 wing 7, tail 8"75, crest 1"5. 



42. O. jacobinus (Bodd.). 



O. meUinoleucos, Gmelin. 



0. serraius, HeugL Syst. Uebers. No. 500. 



Very rare in the Anseba valley, and not seen else- 

 where. I shot a single male specimen, and Mr. Jesse 

 obtained another. I can see no distinction between the 

 bird I killed and a series of Indian specimens with 

 which I compared it. 



The specimen shot measures : — Whole length 12*5 in., 

 wing 575, tail 7, crest 1"3. 



43. Chrysccoccyx cupreus (Bodd.). 



Cuculus auratus, Gmelin. 



Chrysococcyx auratus, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 359. — Heugl. Syst. 

 TJebers. No. 505. 



Iris and orbit scarlet, bUl dusky above, pale horny 

 beneath, legs dusky. 



Eather scarce in the Anseba valley ; no specimens of 

 the genus seen by me on the highlands. Found amongst 

 bushes, not being shy. It was probably breeding in 

 July, for on one occasion two were found sitting together ; 

 and both in that instance and a previous one the birds 



