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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
forested country in the Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal, 
although one would imagine that these parts are as well suited 
to its habits as many others. It is generally seen in flocks 
of from half a dozen to twenty or more, and is entirely 
frugivorous, being very partial to wild figs, the berries of 
the Ntuma, and the seeds of certain leguminous trees. The 
flight is noisy, swift, and strong, consisting of several flaps 
of the wings, then a glide, and the flaps again. The cry is 
loud and harsh, and not easily described, but cannot he mis¬ 
taken for that of any other bird; it is uttered both on the 
wing and when sitting. In feeding the birds are very noisy, 
continually calling and flapping about in a clumsy manner 
in the trees. 
The soft parts of the adult are :—<$ . Irides brown ; orbits 
pinky flesh-coloured; bill horny black or blackish, pinky 
flesh-coloured at the basal end of the casque; legs and toes 
black. The female is similar to the male, except that the 
orbits are dusky.] 
427 a. Bycanistes cristatus. 
P. Tambarara, June (1). 
[‘ f Kegemid.e” of the Ntebis and Gorongozas. 
This Hornbill has only been observed in the woods and 
forests of the Beira and Gorongoza districts of Portuguese 
East Africa, where it was as plentiful as B. buccinator and 
consorted to a great extent with that species. In its food, 
flight, and general habits it resembles it, but its cry is very 
different; it is not harsh and loud, but more approaching a 
growl, and is not easy to describe exactly. 
The soft parts are :—Irides dark brown; orbits pinky 
flesh-coloured; bill dirty white; legs and toes black.] 
428. Lophoceros melanoleuctjs. 
CC. Knysna, Jan. (3) ; 2a. Sibudeni, Nov., Dec., Jan. 
(6) ; Jususie Valley, Dec. (1); Ngoye Hills, Oct. (2); 
P. Coguno, June (4); Masambeti, Nov. (1); Beira, Jan. 
(1) ; Tambarara, June (1); Tete, Sept. (1). 
[“ Slap-gat ” of the Colonists; <e Nkolwane ” of the 
Zulus ; “Nyumdero” of the Gorongozas. 
This Hornbill is much more a bird of the woods and 
