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in the top of a tree and is not often found. It is made of 
sticks, and the eggs are white. We noticed that the birds 
shot after rain had lost much of the brilliancy of the carmine 
colour of the wing-feathers ; but apparently the colour 
returns after the weather gets dry again. This is not 
surprising, as the pigment called Turacine is extracted from 
these feathers. 
Cosmetornis vexillarius. (Standard-winged Nightjar.) 
Sharpe, ed. LayaixPs B. S. Africa, p. 89. 
We shot two specimens of this remarkable Nightjar, the 
first we have seen in South Africa. We found the remains 
of beetles in their stomachs. Although there are so many 
varieties of Nightjar found in this country, we know of 
only one cry, which we think must be common to several 
species. 
Hapaloderma narina. (Narina Trogon.) 
Op. cit. p. 106. 
Plentiful, and its monotonous cry is heard continually. 
Ceryle rudis. (Pied Kingfisher.) 
Op. cit. p. 110. 
Plentiful on the lake, where it hovers like a Kestrel before 
pouncing down on its prey. 
Halcyon albiventris. (Brown-hooded Kingfisher.) 
Op. cit. p. 115. 
A common land-bird here, rarely seen on the water, and 
feeding principally on insects. 
Buceros buccinator. (Trumpeter Hornbill.) 
Op. cit. p. 125. 
Toccus erythrorhynchus. (Red-billed Hornbill.) 
Both these Hornbills are often seen near the lake. 
Cuculus klaasi. (Klaas^s Cuckoo.) 
Op. cit. p. 155. 
This is the only Green Cuckoo we found here, though we 
shot the Emerald Cuckoo in the Duku-duku. 
