





seems to be more an inhabitant of Southern Africa, never having been obtained, I believe, north 

 of Angola on the west coast, although it goes nearly to the equator on the east, as Layard states 

 that he found it very abundant at Kisiludini, flying in small flocks or families, and feeding on 

 berries and fruits. At the Knysna he states that it is also common. Andersson says that in 

 Damara Land the food of this species consists of beetles and lizards, very different fare from that 

 of the same species on the other side of the continent. 



Male. Bill at base yellow; remainder bright red, with a narrow line of dark red along 

 the apical portion of the cutting edge. The maxilla is broad and swollen at the base, becoming 

 greatly compressed towards its anterior end, and rising into a minute casque, in old birds, that 

 terminates at a right angle to the culmen. Head covered by a rather full, not long, crest, dark 

 brown, with the feathers on sides and lower part of neck streaked with white. Cheeks, throat, 

 and upper part of breast lead-colour. Wings and back dark brown; feafchers of the former 

 margined with light brown. Underparts white. Tail brownish black, all the feathers broadly 

 tipped with white, except the median ones, which have but a small amount of white at their ends. 



Total length without bill 16 inches, wing 9J, tail 8 ; bill along gape 3J, height at base 

 1 inch, tarsus 1. 



The female is like the male, with a smaller bill. 



My description and figures were taken from specimens in my own collection. 



