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4. Oriolus notatus. (Andersson's Oriole.) 

 Not uncommon in the summer months, arriving about 

 October. It is solitary in its habits, except for a short time 

 after its arrival, when it remains in small flocks. Though 

 certainly a wary bird, I have not found it so exceedingly shy 

 as other observers appear to have done. Messrs. Sharpe 

 and Layard state that 0. larvatus is the only Oriole that 

 breeds in South Africa; but 0. wo/a/ws nndoubtedly breeds in 

 Mashonaland, and young birds with mottled breasts are 

 fairly plentiful during January and February. I have little 

 doubt the Golden Oriole (0. galbuld) will also be found to 

 occur in this country, and it may easily have been mistaken 

 for the present species. The stomachs of Andersson's Orioles 

 contained berries, beetles, and caterpillars. 



5. Oriolus larvatus. (Black-headed Oriole.) 

 Common during the winter months, but, with the excep- 

 tion of a few pairs, it evidently goes south to breed, shortly 

 after the arrival of 0. notatus. It is a much less wary bird 

 than the latter, generally feeding on low bushes, or even on 

 the ground, when its method of searching for insects 

 somewhat recalls that of the Helmet-Shrikes. Although 

 fond of berries, it is mainly insectivorous, remains of 

 beetles and large hairy caterpillars having been found in 

 the stomachs of the examples examined. 



6. DicRURUS LUDWiGi. (Small Drongo.) 



I have observed only a single pair of this species on the 

 Makabusi river close to Salisbury, but they would not permit 

 me to get within gunshot. 



7. BucHANGA AssiMiLis. (African Drongo.) 



Common and universally distributed. It is a bold and 

 quarrelsome species, ever ready to attack any other bird 

 larger than itself, whether Crow, Hawk, or Owl. It has 

 a considerable variety of cries, most of which, however, 

 are somewhat unmusical. In its food it is essentially 

 insectivorous, perching on some projecting twig, making 

 short excursions thence, and returning to the same station. 



