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frequently than does /. minor, but both are kno\\'Ti to do so. In 

 their recent book on the birds of Southern Rhodesia, Smithers, Irwin, 

 and Paterson (1957, p. 89) list this swallow as a host of the greater 

 honey-guide. I do not know if this is based on Captain Stevenson's 

 record or if it is still another case. 



Kenya anteater-chat, Myrmecocichla aethiops cryptoleuca (Sharpe) 



Previously only two records were known to me, to which two more 

 may now be added, indicating more definitely something of the 

 regularity, if not frequency, with which this species is parasitized. 

 W. R. Ingram informs me that he has found two nests of this bird, 

 each containing a single egg of the greater honey-guide in addition 

 to several pecked eggs of the host. 



Red-shouldered glossy starling, Lamprocoltus nitens (Linnaeus) 



To the single host record recorded in my book (1955, p. 152) may 

 be added another, unfortunately without exact data. Mr. C. H. 

 Jerome informs me that he has been told of a second such occurrence, 

 but did not have any explicit information about it. 



Blue-eared glossy starling, Lamprocolius chalybeiis chalyheus (Hemprich and 

 Ehrenberg) 



The southern subspecies of this starling, L. c. sycobius Hartlaub, 

 was previously known to be parasitized by the greater honey-guide in 

 the northern Transvaal. We may now note the same for the nominate 

 race. Mr. W. R. Ingram writes me that at Serere, Teso District, 

 Uganda, on Mar. 22, 1956, he found a nest of this bird containing a 

 single egg of the greater honey-guide, together with some pecked 

 eggs of the starling. 



3. Lesser honey-guide. Indicator minor 



Recent data of interest involve three species of hosts, one of them 

 previously unrecorded in this capacity. 



Striped kingfisher, Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti (Stanley) 



Previously (Friedmann, 1955, p. 193) I knew of two records, both in 

 South Africa. To these may be added a third, somewhat indefinite 

 one from Kenya Colony, where van Someren (1956 p. 221) found an 

 egg attributed to the lesser honey-guide in a nest of this little kingfisher. 



Cinnamon-breasted bee-eater, MelittopJiagus lafresnayii oreobates (Sharpe) 



Van Someren (1956, p. 190) has found this bee-eater to be par- 

 asitized by the lesser as well as by the greater honey-guide in Kenya 

 Colony. This is an addition to the known victims. 



Pied barbet, Tricholaema leucomelan (Boddaert) 



Previously known as a frequent victim in South Africa, this barbet 

 is now recorded in this capacity in Southern Rhodesia as well, where, 

 according to H. M. Miles (in litt.), Irwin found a nest containing a 

 young lesser honey-guide as the sole occupant. 



