BIRDS 
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Swallow {Hirundo mthiopica). 
Hargaisa. 
Length 7 inches. Upper parts dark blue ; above beak yellow-brown ; black 
collar ; chin and breast white ; iris dark brown. 
Common Swallow {Hirundo rustica). 
Eik. 
Metallic-blue back ; breast white ; tail forked. 
Rock Martin {Cotile oholeta). 
Waggar. 
Iris black. 
PICx\RIiE (Woodpeckers, Cuckoos, Hornbills). 
Larg’er Woodpecker {Thripias schoensis). 
Lehello ; Boorgha country. 
Iris dark red. Back brown, spotted with white ; back of head brilliant 
scarlet ; under parts gray and brown ; legs and beak black ; tail and 
wings have bright yellow quills. 
Small Woodpecker {Dendropsicus hemprichi). 
Lehello ; Hargaisa. 
Length of skin, 4f inches ; back brown spotted with white ; back of head 
bright red ; under parts gray and brown ; legs and beak black ; tail and 
wings have bright yellow quills. 
Woodpecker {Campothera nubica). 
Shebeyli ; Sogsoda. 
Iris red ; above olive green ; tail barred with six bands of yellow ; head 
gray -black, tipped with red; crest bright red; fore-cheeks red; rest of 
sides, face, and neck dirty white ; under parts yellow spotted with black. 
Length 8 inches. 
Lesser Honey Guide {Indicator minor). 
Waggar Mountain. 
Iris brown ; upper parts yellow-brown ; feathers of wing bright yellow ; 
chin, sides of face, breast, and belly ash. Length 5| inches-. 
Yellow-spangled Barbet {Trachyphonus sheUeyi). 
El Dara. 
Size of a redwing ; wings dark brown ; back and tail spotted with light brown 
and white ; head red, yellow, and brown ; iris brown ; rump yellow, 
followed by red towards the tail. 
Barbet {Ti ■achyphonus margaritatus). 
Sheik. 
Bill pale reddish-brown ; legs greenish horn-coloured ; iris brown. 
