0RN1TH0L OGY. 3°9 



a. $ , b. $ Crocodile River, November 1873. Iris hazel. 



c. 5 (?) Tati, June 26, 1874. Shot out of three by Cornelis, who 

 saw them hopping about oddly on the road. Iris dark hazel ; bill 

 and legs bright orange-red ; claws black. Stomach containing large 

 chrysalides and a grasshopper. 



d. 5 First Makalaka kraal, Zambesi road, August 30, 1874. Iris 

 dark hazel ; bill and legs vermilion, the latter less bright and inclining 

 to orange ; claws black. Stomach small and not muscular, contain- 

 ing remains of small insects and large grubs. This bird has a peculiar 

 chattering note, often repeated. There were three or four of them 

 when this was shot, climbing about on tree-trunks like Creepers. 



48. Rhinopomastes cyanomelas (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 138. 



Scimitar-billed Wood-Hoopoe. 



a. $ Near Metli River, August 10, 1873. Iris hazel. Stomach 

 large, containing flying ants and large insects. 



b. <J Seruli River, October 18, 1873. Iris hazel. 



c. (J Palatswe River, October 20, 1873. Iris hazel. 



d. $ Tati, October 1874. 



e. Not labelled. 



Family MusoPHAGlDiE. 



49. Schizorhis CONCOLOR (Smith) ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 144. Grey 



Plantain-eater. 



a. Crocodile River, July 1873. Iris deep grey. 



b. $ Transvaal, December 1873. Iris hazel. 



Family Coliid^e. 



50. Colius erythromelon, Vieill.; Sharpe, /. c. p. 551. Quiriwa 



Coly. 

 a. $ (?) Mahalapsi River, August 8, 1873. ^ ris dark; bill black ; 

 base and skin round eyes madder ; claws madder. 



51. Colius striatus, Gm. ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 555. South African 



Coly. 

 a. Not labelled. 



Family Cuculid^e. 



52. CUCULUS CLAMOSUS, Cuv. ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 150. Black Cuckoo. 

 a. $ Crocodile River, November 9, 1873. ^ s light hazel. 



53. CUCULUS CUPREUS, Bodd. Chrysococcyx aureus (Bodd.); Sharpe, 



t. c. p. 153 (corrected in App. p. 809). Golden Cuckoo. 



a. $ Crocodile River, November 8, 1873. ^ rls scarlet. 



b. $ Crocodile River, November 9, 1873. Iris light brown. 



54. Coccystes Cafer (Licht.) ; Sharpe,/. c. p. 158. Le Vaillant's 



Cuckoo. 



