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by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 
? imm. Irides paler brown ; bill horn-coloured, all the 
bare skin dusky; legs and toes much browner. 
A juv. Irides as in imm. $ ; bill horny white ; legs and 
toes brownish flesh-coloured.] 
435. Geocolaptes oliyaceus. 
Tv. Zuurbron, Apl. (1). 
[Since the close of the Central Cape Colony trip I have 
only observed this fine Woodpecker in the mountains of 
Namaqualand and in the mountainous country to the east 
of Wakkerstroom, South-Eastern Transvaal. Its loud 
resounding cry, not unlike the alarm C( whistle 5? of the Klip- 
springer ( Oreotragus saltatorf at once betrays its presence. 
It spends most of its time searching the crevices of the rocks 
and boulders for insects, which it captures with its long 
flexible tongue. It can often be seen clinging to the flat 
surfaces of the great rocks, being easily able to hold on to 
any slight inequality. Its flight is very swift and straight, 
the cry being uttered both on the wing and when settled. 
Since the trip referred to above, I have been able to supple¬ 
ment the notes on the breeding-habits of this bird. I find 
that it invariably nests in sandy banks, generally those of 
dongas and spruits at the base of kopjes and mountains; 
the nesting-hole does not go in to any very great depth— 
usually some three to four feet, with a slight upward ten¬ 
dency, ending in a cavity in which the eggs are deposited on 
the bare earth. Often the hole, after going in for some 
few inches, is turned abruptly to the right or left, and where 
a pair have decided to nest, a number of smaller or greater 
excavations can be seen where the birds have tested the bank. 
The soft parts of the adult are :—Irides yellowish white; 
bill black ; legs and toes ashy grey.] 
436. Campothera notata. 
CC. Plettenberg Bay, Mch. (1). 
[“Hout-Kopper” of the Cape Dutch. The Knysna Wood¬ 
pecker was only observed in the Knysna district of Cape 
Colony, and I did not commonly see it there. In cry and 
habits it much resembles C. abingdoni. 
