Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : from observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan (1911)
Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, inscriber. DSI, Nebb, C.H.S., former owner. DSI, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 377
361 CRESTS OR TOP-KNOTS XXIX The European hoopoe visits the Nile Valley and British East Africa in winter. The African hoopoe has feathers of a deeper red than the European species and the wing-markings are different. The Wood- Hoopoes of East Africa are interesting birds; they have no crest but a… … The Great Crested Touraco {Coryihcxola cristatus). This hand¬ some coloured bird has an abundant but untidy top-knot. It is the largest member of the family Musophagidoi, which is the Latinised expression of plantain-eater. The noise made by Touracos is one of the characteristic sounds of a Uganda…
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