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Mr. S. A. Neave on the Birds of 



besides several species of Sun-birds. Other birds which are 

 frequently to be seen in these parties are Dryoscopus hamatvs, 

 Nilaus nigritemporalis, Elminia albicai/da, Hyliota australis, 

 Zosterops spp., Anaplectes sp., and occasionally Coracina 

 pectoralis *. 



What object these birds can have in associating together 

 in such numbers is not very clear. It has been suggested 

 that they may obtain some protection from hawks under 



Sketch-map of Northern Rhodesia and the adjacent territories. 



these circumstances. Personally I incline to the view that 

 by travelling through the woodland in such numbers they 

 greatly benefit each other by the disturbance they cause 

 among the insects upon which they prey. 



* This fact has also heen noticed in West Africa by Mr. G. L. Bates 

 ('Ibis,' L905, p. 462).— Edd. 



