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dry ground, perching on a stick or dead bough, and occa¬ 
sionally sallying forth at any passing prey. 
33. Buceros atratus, Temm.: Sharpe, p. 8, 
This bird has only reached me from Denkera, whence it 
was brought by Aubinn. I have never seen them in confine¬ 
ment or otherwise; and they seem to be somewhat rarer than 
B. elatus. Doubtless the two species assimilate in habits. 
34. Buceros cylindricus, Temm. : Sharpe, Ibis, 1872, 
p. 67. 
This is apparently the rarest of the Hornbills in Fantee, 
and I have only succeeded in obtaining a single specimen. 
35. Buceros fistulator, Cass.: Sharpe, p. 8. 
Not rare in Fantee, where it is sometimes seen in flocks. 
36. Buceros elatus, Temm.: Sharpe, Ibis, 1872, p. 67. 
Three specimens were brought by Aubinn from Denkera, 
a male and two females. Of their habits personally I know 
nothing; I had, however, the opportunity of observing two 
females in confinement in a small garden at Cape Coast. 
They appear very sluggish in their disposition, and will readily 
accept food of all kinds, which they swallow apparently entire, 
remaining motionless as before on their perch. When on the 
ground they progress with difficulty, in awkward and ungainly 
hops; on trees, however, they appear to be more active. From 
what the natives tell me, they are looked upon as useful 
scavengers; and one species, which I suspect to be Bucorax 
abyssinicus , is considered fetish, or sacred, by the inhabitants 
of the Accra districts, doubtless from his habit of destroying 
noxious reptiles. The bare skin on the front of the neck and 
throat is light blue-grey in the living bird. 
37. Irrisor castaneiceps, Sharpe, Ibis, 1871, p. 414. 
Mr. Sharpe described this species from a specimen which 
I sent him. It was brought to me by Aubinn from Denkera, 
where he informs me that it is very rare, being not nearly so 
plentiful as I. bollei. 
38. Turacus cristatus (Y.): Sharpe, p. 10. 
This fine bird is distributed all over the Gold Coast. I 
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