368 Mr. T. E. Buckley on Birds observed 
This specimen was shot by my companion close to the Lim¬ 
popo, near Pretoria; and as it was the only one obtained, it 
must be, there at least, a rare bird. 
Trachyphonus cafer (Y .); Marshall, Monogr. Capit. pi. lvi. 
a, s • Transvaal, July 8th, 1873. 
Beak greenish yellow ; legs black ; iris dark red. 
b , $ . Limpopo river, November 15th, 1873. 
Beak greenish yellow; legs lead-colour ; iris reddish. 
This species is very common north of Pretoria, all along the 
Limpopo river; but I did not observe it beyond Bamangwato. 
It creeps along the boughs of the trees like a Woodpecker, 
for which I often mistook it; it is by no means a shy bird. 
Indicator sparrmanni, Steph. 
«, <$. Limpopo, November 16th, 1873. 
Bill whitish ; legs lead-colour; iris dark yellow. 
Found from the north of the Transvaal to the Matabili 
country. Extremely pertinacious in its habit of following 
one in order to conduct to a bee's nest, chattering incessantly 
until it gains its point or is knocked over with the gun. The 
natives, however, strongly object to their being shot. 
Dendrobates namaquus (Licht.). 
<$. Transvaal, July 7th, 1873. 
Beak and legs black; iris dark red. 
This was one of a pair that were making their nest; they 
were very tame. 
Dendrobates cardinalis (Gm.). 
a, $ . Bamangwato, November 5th, 1873. 
Beak black ; legs bluish grey; iris dark red. 
b , $. Transvaal, July 3, 1873. 
Beak and legs black ; iris dark red. 
Dendropicus hartlaubi, Malh. 
a , $ . Natal, May 22, 1873. 
Beak black; legs greenish grey; iris dark red. 
Geocolaptes olivaceus (Lath.). 
g . Natal, May 19th, 1873. 
$ . Transvaal, July 8th, 1873. 
