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abundance is indicated by the fact that Mearns noted from 10 to 1,000 

 daily on the journey from Aletta (March 7) to the Athi River (Au- 

 gust 30) . There is no point in transcribing each day's notes, as they 

 are monotonously similar. 



LAMPROCOLIUS SPLENDmUS SPLENDIDUS (Vicillot) 



Turdus splendidiis Vieillot, Encyclopeclie M^thodique, vol. 2, p. 653, 1822: 



Malimbe, Portuguese Congo. 

 Specimens collected: 1 male, Loco, Ethiopia, March 13, 1912. 



The single specimen of this glossy starling obtained by the expe- 

 dition agrees perfectly with specimens from Kenya Colony and 

 Gaboon. It is in good, fresh plumage and is fully adult. 



Neumann ^^ first recorded this bird from within the political 

 boundaries of Ethiopia. He obtained specimens at Uma River in 

 Konta; at Anderatscha in Kaffa; at Gadjin in Benescho; and at 

 Schekho on the upper Gelo. As far as I know, Mearns's specimen, 

 here recorded, is the only other one on record from Ethiopia. Loco 

 is the northeasternmost locality from which the species is Imown. 

 That it is not accidental or even uncommon there is indicated by 

 the fact that Mearns noted about 50 of these birds there March 13-15. 



Unlike the common glossy starlings of northeastern Africa {L. 

 chalyicus and L. chloropterus) , the present species inhabits dense 

 jungle. It is a bird of the highland country at altitudes of from 

 6,600 feet to 8,000 feet. 



The breeding season in Ethiopia is not known. In Uganda van 

 Someren ^^ found eggs in March and molting birds in August. 



LAMPROTORNIS PURPUROPTERUS PURPUROPTERUS Ruppell 



Lamprotornis purpuropterus Ruppell, Systematische Uebersicht, pp. 64, 75, pi. 



25, 1845 : Shoa. 

 Specimens collected: 



1 male, Ourso, Ethiopia, October 13, 1911 (Ouellard coll.). 



1 male, Moulu, Ethiopia, December 17, 1911. 



1 female, Sadi Malka, Ethiopia, January 28, 1912. 



2 males. Lake Abaya, Ethiopia, March 18-21, 1912. 



2 males, 1 female, Gato River near Gardula, Ethiopia, March 21-April 18, 



1912. 

 1 female, Sagon River, Ethiopia, June 5, 1912. 



1 male, 1 female. Tana River, Kenya Colony, August 17, 1912. 



2 males. Tana River at mouth of Thika River, Kenya Colony, August 23-24, 

 1912. 



Soft parts: Iris yellowish white; feet, claws, and bill jet black. 



Riippell's long-tailed glossy starling occurs throughout the regions 

 visited by the expedition and south to the Ufipa district in Tan- 

 ganyika Territory. In Bogosland and west through Sennar to Kor- 



»2Journ. fur Orn., 1905, pp. 240-241. 

 »»Ibis. 1916. D. 402. 



