British-East-African Birds. 493 



Perissornis caruaculatus Oberh. Proc. Acad. Nat, Sci. 

 Pliilad. ]899, p. 216. 



a, S juv. N'gong, Masailaud, Nov. 28^ 1898.— Bare skin 

 rouud the eye greenish yellow. 



[Mr. Oberholser has pointed out (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Philad. 1899, p. 216) that the generic name Dilophus of 

 Vieillot (1816) is preoccupied in Diptera. It seems to me a 

 great pity that this well-known name should be overthrown, 

 but I see no reason to dispute the accuracy of Mr. Ober- 

 holser^s conclusions. — R. B. S.] 



2. Oriolus rolleti Salvad. 



Oriolus larvaius {nee Licht.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 213. 

 a, ? ad. N^gong, Dec. 10, 1898. 

 b,c, S ^ ad. Athi river, Sept. 15, 1899. 



When the wild figs arc ripe, dozens of these birds may be 

 seen in a single tree, consortiug with Lamprocolius chalybeus 

 and Oriolus yalbula. 



3. Oriolus galbula Linn. 



Oriolus galbula Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. p. 191 

 (1877). 



a, S juv. N'gong, Dec. 1, 1898. 



b, S W^- Nairobi, June 1, 1899. 



4. Pyromelana xanthomela;na (Riipp.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 

 1891, p. 248. 



Nos. 130, 131, S juv. N'goug, Sept. 20, 1898. 

 Shot out of a flock. 



5. Heterhyphantes reichenowi (Fischer) ; Hinde, Ibis, 

 1898, p. 578. 



a, b, ? ad. et S juv. N'gong, Sept. 28, 1898. 

 This species breeds in October and May. 



6. Hyphantornis spekei Heugl. ; Hinde, Ibis, 1898, 

 p. 578. 



No. 163, ? ad. Athi river, Sept. 7, 1899. 



A very common bird on the Moa and Lemoyo hills, where 

 it breeds. 



