rhinoceros bird

Ornithology: 1. Buphaga african a , the African Beef-eater, or Ox-pecker. [BUPHAGA.] It is also a frequent companion of the rhinoceros, to which, besides being 3459 of service in ridding him of many of the insects that infest his hide, it is said to perform the friendly part of sentinel, uttering sharp, shrill cries on the approach of danger. 2. The same as RHINOCEROS-HORNBILL (q. v.). rhinoceros-bush, s. Bot.: Stoebe rhinocerot is, a composite covering wide tracts of country in the South African Karroo. rhinoceros-chameleon, s. Zool.: Chamæleon rhinoceratus, from Madagascar. There is a horn-like tubercle at the end of the muzzle. IMG:content-0598.png:[blocks in formation]