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in Hocks outside the town, while towards evening they Avould 

 all sing together from the tops of high trees, after the manner 

 of Starlings. 



On the approach of the breeding-season, in December, 

 this Bulbul becomes very noisy, and there is no bird then 

 more solicitous of its young. 



On Cliristmas Day we found some youngsters, fully fledged, 

 sitting in a row on a slender bough, and paying no heed to 

 the anxiety exhibited by their jjarcnts, which were heating 

 about in the bushes close by, and uttering the whole time 

 their alarm-notes, a series of sharp " chucks," accompanied 

 with a rapid opening and closing of their wings. 



75. Andropadus oleaginus (Peters). 



Not common, and observed near the river from Zumbo 

 onward. Towards the middle of November this species was 

 breeding, and the females alone appeared to undertake the 

 task of incubation, for the specimens shot invariably turned 

 out to be males. 



Though this bird may often be observed in company with 

 Chlorocichla occidentalis, it can readily be distinguished from 

 that species by its smaller size. 



The song of the male is soft and musical, uttered in a 

 deliberate manner, and might be described by the syllables 

 *' tu-tu-tui-tui," several times repeated. 



Adult (Zumbo). Iris lemon-yellow. Length 7'6 inches, 

 wing 3*65. 



76. Chlorocichla occidentalis (Sharpe). 



The first time we saw this beautiful Bulbul was at 

 Mesanangue, our first regular camp, about 30 miles above 

 Tete. We obtained there only one specimen, but the 

 further we went up the river the more noticeable did this 

 species become (especially near Chicowa and about Zumbo), 

 it being, however, locally distributed, and so much so that it 

 was not unusual to find the individuals of a certain locality 

 congregated in one small well-wooded valley and consorting 

 with Yellows-vented Bxilbuls {Pycnonotus layardi). When 

 in thick undergrowth they utter loud scolding notes on 



