314 zooLOor. 



•were singing most musically, tlie note being the sweetest 

 and most varied I ever lieard from a Cuckoo. The bird's 

 position when singing is peculiar ; it stoops on the branch 

 and partly spreads its wings. In the stomach of one 

 specimen examined were various insects, including ants ; 

 caterpillars and other larvae predominating. Wing 4 ft. 

 6 in., tail 3"4 in. 



44. C. Klaasi (Cuv.). 



Vieill. Enc. Meth. p. 1333.— Eiipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 357. 



Iris brown, orbit very pale green, beak dusky, legs 

 pale brownish oliva 



Only a single specimen obtained, which was shot on 

 a bush in the Lebka valley at about 4,000 ft. elevation. 

 It is a male, and immature, having rufous bands on the 

 feathers. Wing 3'7 in., tail 2'7 in. 



45. Centropus monachus, Eiipp. 



Neu. Wirb. p. 57, t. 21, fig. 2.— Syst. Uebers. No. 352.— Ferr. et 



Gal. No. 30. 

 0. senegaUnsis, Salt, No. 13, App. p. xlvi. 



Iris red. 



This bird is peculiar to the highlands, and was never 

 noticed much below 7,000 feet, nor above 8,500. Its range 

 may be greater, but it is probably confined to the tem- 

 perate region. It was met with in thick bushes, often 

 on the banks of streams, and with the skulking, hiding 

 habits of the genus, making its way upon the ground 

 through thick bush. The flight and habits are very 

 similar to those of the well-known " Crow Pheasant " of 

 India (C. rufipennis). Its cry also is similar, very 



