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139. Coccystes cafer. (Levaillant's Cuckoo.) 
Only one example has come under my notice, and this I 
shot close to Salisbury, in December 1898. The stomach 
contained hairy caterpillars. 
140. Cuculus gularis. (South-African Cuckoo.) 
Although Mr. Ayres records this species as plentiful on 
the Umfuli, I did not observe it there in the spring of 1895, 
and an immature bird shot near Salisbury in November last 
is the only one I have seen. This example differs from the 
adult in having the nostrils black, all the feathers of the 
head and back broadly barred at their tips with greyish or 
huffish white, and the sides of the face and the entire throat 
barred like the abdomen, except that the bars are decidedly 
closer ; it also has a large nape-spot composed of pure white 
feathers, which may perhaps be merely a “ sport . 99 The 
colours of the soft parts are:—upper mandible, including 
nostrils, blackish ; lower mandible blackish at tip, the base 
and also the palate salmon-red; iris brown ; feet pale 
yellow. The stomach contained caterpillars and beetles. 
141. Cuculus canorus. (European Cuckoo.) 
A single specimen was obtained in January last by 
Mr. Swynnerton. 
142. Chrysococcyx cupreus. (Golden Cuckoo.) 
This beautiful little Cuckoo is not very common, being 
found both in the bush and perching on low shrubs in open 
swamp-land, its very distinctive call soon betraying its 
presence. It certainly breeds with us, as I have observed 
young birds in January. 
143. Chrysococcyx smaragdinus. (Emerald Cuckoo.) 
Mr. George Taylor informed me that this species was fairly 
common in the forests of MakombPs country, some 100 
miles N.E. of Salisbury, where he was Native Commissioner 
for some time. 
144. Centropus burchelli. (BurchelPs Lark-heeled 
Cuckoo.) 
A fairly common bird among reedy thickets along the 
