612 Messrs. Ogilvie-Grant and Reid on Birds 



8. Spreo superbus. 



Spreo superbus (Rilpp.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 284. 



a. ? . Hoorsa, S. Abyssinia, 4th Dec. No. 172. 



b. c^. Fullf ally, S. Abyssinia, 21st Mar. No. 712. 

 Iris pale yellow ; bill and legs black. 



[The Spreo Starling is the commonest bird in the low 

 countries; it was never seen on the high plateaux, but was 

 observed near Lake Zwai and all down the Hawash Valley, It 

 is a very fearless bird and frequented our camps. — A, E. P.] 



9. COSMOPSARUS REGIUS. 



Cosmopsarus regius Reichenow ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 284. 



a. ? . Dahol, Soraalilaud, 16th Nov. No. 62. 



b, c, d. ^ et imm. Arto, Somaliland, 18th Nov. 

 Nos. 66-68, 



e,f. ? , Errer G5ta, S. Abyssinia, 6th Dec. Nos. 195 & 

 197. 



Iris pale yellow ; bill and legs black. 



[The Golden-breasted Glossy Starling, a magnificent 

 species, though common in certain localities, is not ubiquitous ; 

 it is found chiefly in the hot and barren countries and in 

 scrub. It flies in flocks and is not easy to approach, going 

 from tree to tree and alighting on the ground in close 

 "bunches,''— A, E. P.] 



10. BUPHAGA ERYTHRORHYNCHA. 



Buphaga erythrorhyncha (Stanl.) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 461; Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p, 396; Hawker, Ibis, 

 1899, p, 59; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 284. 



a. ? . Lake Harramaier, S. Abyssinia, 28tli Nov. 

 No, 131. 



b. S ■ Adis Abal)a, S, Abyssinia, 5th Jan, No, 353. 



c. (^ . Goraboutha, S, Abyssinia, 17th Feb, No. 528. 

 Iris bright orange or bright yellow, eyelids yellow; bill 



red; legs and feet black. 



[The Red-billed Ox-pecker or Camel bird we found alike 

 on high and low ground in flocks of from seven to twenty, 

 wherever cattle or camels were numerous. — A. E. P.] 



