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    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    Both those species have a white outertail. I think you may be confused by your own photos: in your Damara hornbill photo 4348, the outermost feather happens to be lying slightly inboard of the adjacent feather, giving the effect of a dark outertail - even though you can see clearly the shaft of...
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    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    Those photos show a white outertail - the reverse of your statement above.
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    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    Could you post some?
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    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    Actually the reverse of this. In the opinion of field guides and photos. So, not a distinguishing feature here.
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    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    You are reading far more into these very-low-quality (no offence to OP) images than can be safely relied on, especially as regards colour and dark/paleness. In my opinion.
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    Hornbill spp, C.160km SE Windhoek Namibia (summer 2010)

    I think the banana bill-shape (pic 1, which is more in profile) is better for southern yellow-billed hornbill - and I can almost convince myself (© @Alexander Stöhr) of a whitish supercilium.
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