378 Mr. T. E. Buckley on Birds observed 



Very common through the Transvaal. I have often seen 

 as many as ten together in one bush ; when flying they look 

 exactly like Magpies. 



Pholidauges verreauxi, Bocage. 



c? . Gooqui river^ Bamangwato, October 16th, 1873. 



Beak black ; legs brownish black ; iris lemon-yellow. 



This was the only specimen obtained ; and there was only 

 one more seen. 



Amydrus bicolor (Gm.) . 



6 ? . Newcastle, Natal, June 3rd, 1873. 



Beak, gape, and lower part of under mandible yellow, the 

 rest black ; legs black ; iris yellow. 



The yellow in the beak of the female is less bright. These 

 birds are veiy common, going about in straggling flocks. 

 Their movements on the ground are lively, resembling those 

 of Sturnus vulgaris ; the note is something hke the chatter of 

 a Fieldfare. I do not remember having met with this species 

 out of Natal. 



Lamprocolius phcenicopterus (Sw.). 



a, 6 . Natal, May 22, 1873. 



Beak and legs black ; iris lemon-yellow. 



b, J . Limpopo, November 17th, 1873. 



c, 6 . Tatti, October 11th, 1873. 

 Beak black ; legs dark brown. 



Very common from Natal to the Matabili country, but I 

 never saw them in any very large flocks. They breed in Oc- 

 tober in hollow trees, and seem to lay about three eggs. 



Lamprotornis australis (Sm.). 



(J. Transvaal, July 8th, 1873. 



Beak and legs black ; iris dark hazel. 



Very common in the north of the Transvaal, building imder 

 the eaves of the houses in Pretoria. 



DiLOPHUS CARUNCULATUS (Gm,). 



(J. Serule, Bamangwato, August 28th, 1873. 

 Beak light brown ; legs dark brown ; iris dark hazel. 

 I only met with this species on this one occasion, when I 

 secured three out of a small flock near a water-hole. 



