730 Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
is active in habits, often hanging upside down like a Tit 
when feeding or endeavouring to reach some special food. 
The soft parts are :—Irides hazel; bill, legs and toes 
black.] 
452. Smilorhis leucotis. 
P. Beira, Jan, Feb. (5) ; Tambarara, June (2). 
[Only in the Beira and Gorongoza districts of Portuguese 
East Africa have I seen this striking Barbet. It cannot be 
said to be common even there, although several individuals 
were observed, most of which were secured. I noticed it 
both in pairs and family-parties, and until I shot them they 
could be seen every morning sitting on the topmost branches 
of dead trees after the manner of Lybius torquatus. This 
is a local resident species, keeping to the same ground and 
frequenting the same trees. The call is loud and different 
from that of the other Barbets, and the flight is swift and 
straight, but seldom long sustained. When I reached 
Beira it had apparently already bred, as young birds 
assuming the adult feathering were secured in company with 
the parent birds in February. 
The soft parts are:—Irides dark brown; bill, legs and 
toes black.] 
456. Barbatula extoni. 
Tv. Woodbush, June (1). 
[The specimen sent is the only one that I have ever seen : 
it was shot pottering about in a Euphorbia. It was both 
solitary and silent. 
The soft parts are :—Irides dark brown; bill, legs and 
toes black.] 
457. Barbatula bilineata. 
Z. Ngoye Forest, Sept. (1). 
[As in the case of the preceding species, I have only once 
seen this Barbet. The specimen was noticed creeping about 
in a thick bush intertwined with brambles. It was solitary 
and silent. 
The soft parts are :—Irides dark brown ; bill, legs and 
toes black.] 
