by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 
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210. SlGMODUS TRICOLOR. 
F. Masambeti, Oct. (2); Beira, Dec. (6); Tambarara, 
May (3); Tete, Aug., Sept. (3J). 
[I have observed this species only in the Inhambane, 
Beira, Gorongoza, and Tete districts of the Portuguese 
country; it cannot, however, be considered plentiful, 
although it is often seen ; it is at all times wary and difficult 
to secure. It frequents both open and ordinary forest 
country, keeping more to the tops of the larger trees than 
does Prionops talacoma, and I have not seen it hunting about 
in the native clearings. It is never found in such large flocks 
as that species, being usually seen in parties of six or eight. 
The call is somewhat different from that of P. talacoma , but 
when handled it snaps its beak as does that bird, and also 
when one is only wounded the others will return to see what 
has happened to their companions ; on one occasion near 
Beira 1 secured a whole party of six by carefully keeping 
concealed. 
I have not seen this bird nesting or even in pairs, but 
always in flocks, even when with young. 
The soft parts are :— 
Ad. Irides yellow; wattles round eyes dark tomato-red; 
bill tomato-red, tip yellow; legs and toes pale tomato-red, 
nails horny. 
Imm. in changing plumage. Colours as in the adult, but 
the wattles round eye and bill paler. 
Imm. Colours as in the adult, but wattles paler, and bill 
paler and more dusky. 
Juv. Irides dark brown, eyelid slightly yellow ; bill 
blackish brown, slightly yellow at gape; legs and toes pale 
yellow.] 
SlGMODUS SCOPIFRONS. 
C. Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xxi. p. 66 ; Beichenow, Yog. Afr. 
ii. p. 537. 
P. Masambeti, Nov. (1). 
This species, as noted by Grant, is new to the South African 
fauna. It has been since met with also by Sheppard (Journ. 
