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FAM. BUPHAGID^:. 



9. Buphaga erythrorhynchus. 



Buphaga erythrorhynchus. Stanl. in Salt's Voy. Abyss. , App. 

 p. 59 (1814). Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., Vol. XIII, p. 196 (1890). 



$ $ 9 Higlileh. 

 9 Le Gud. 



This species resorts to the bodies of camels and cattle, running 

 all over them in the manner of a woodpecker on a tree trunk. 

 They search for ticks which infest the four-footed creatures, and 

 often pick at sore places and keep them from healing. They 

 alight anywhere they take a fancy, on the head or legs, or any 

 part of the body, moving about with the greatest facility, their 

 heads as often pointing downward as any other way. The camels 

 do not seem to pay much attention to them, and I have frequently 

 seen one of these birds investigating the inside of an animal's 

 ear and pulling at the insect found there, the camel or cow, as 

 the case might be, showing no objection to the treatment it was 

 receiving. If startled the flock departs for a short time, and then 

 returns to renew operations. 



FAM. DICRURID.E. 



xo. Buchanga assimilis. 



Buchanga assimilis. Bechst, Lath. Allg. Uebers, Vog., Vol. 

 II, p. 562. Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., Vol. Ill, p. 247 (1877). 

 9 Le Gud. 

 $ Hullier. 

 $ Marodijeh. 

 Frequently seen upon the plateau singly or in pairs. 



FAM. ORIOLID^E. 



ii. Oriolus larvatus. 



Oriolus larvatus. Licht, Verz. Doubl., p. 20. Sharpe, Cat. 

 B. Brit. Mus., Vol. Ill, p. 217 (1890). 



$ Adadleh. 



$ juv. Boholgashan. 



The only specimens met with on the journey. They were prob- 

 ably migrating. 



