NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXV. 1918. 279 



STURNIDAE. 



I. Buphaga erythrorhyncha Stanl. (Red-billed Oxpecker). 

 3 1, ? 2. Common round cattle bomas, in the plains. 



2. *Pholia sharpei Jackson (Sharpe's Buff- breasted Starling). 



(J 6, ? 3, Juv. <J 2, ? 2. This long series contains birds in all stages. One 

 male specimen, while appearing to be adult, has the head not so blue-black as in 

 typical birds, and has the mantle and wings greyish with indistinct black bars, 

 the tail also grey-black with indistinct black bars. A common bird, found in 

 flocks of 6 to 10. 



3. Lamprocolius splendidus glaucovirens Elliot (Great Glossy Starling). 

 ^ 2. These birds varied in numbers according to the supply of fruit. 



4. Lamprocolius purpureus amethystinus Heugl. (Great Purple-headed Glossy 



Starling). 



(J 2. These fine Starlings were not very numerous, but were occasionally 

 seen in small flocks or sometimes in company with the preceding species. 



5. Lamprotornis purpuropterus Swains. (Green-headed Glossy Starling). 



(J 1 . This species was not met with on the mountain, but was observed 

 in the acacia country west of Elgon. 



(i. *Pyrrhocheira walleri elgonensis Sharpe (Elgon Red- winged Starling). 



o 2, 9 2. This Starling was met with in fairly large flocks. Females of 

 typical P. walleri have the heads much greyer blue than in these birds, and are 

 larger. 



7. *Amydrus morio riippelli Verr. (Riippell's Great Red-winged Starling). 



(J 5, ? 6. Exceedingly common on the mountain during the fruit season. 



8. Stilbopsar stuhlmaimi Rchw. (Stulilmann's vSlender Red-winged Starling). 



o 6, $ 6. Was very common, being found in flocks of 20 to 30, in the forest 

 where there was an abundance of fruit-bearing trees. 



FLOCEIDAE. 



1. Symplectes mentalis Hartl. (Grey-backed Weaver). 



<J 4, ? 2. These birds have been carefully compared. It appears doubtful 

 wliether they can be separated from true S. menialis from Buguera, North 

 Uganda. Jackson has named the Nandi birds 8. mandensis, and no doubt the 

 Elgon birds are similar to these. 



Elgon birds certainly agree with birds from the Kakamega Forest, North 

 Kavirondo. 



They were fairly common, inhabiting the tall trees in the forests. 



