260 Mr. S. A. Neave on the Birds of 



Andersson's Oriole is not uncommon in river-valleys, but 

 rare in the High Plateau country. 



361. OfllOLUS LARVATUS. 



Oriolus larvatus Licht. ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 99. 

 No. 90. Dikulwe E., 4000 ft., March 16, 1907. 

 Bill dull pinkish ; feet dusky ; iris blood-red. 

 No. 636. S • Mporokoso, July 31, 1908. 

 Bill reddish brown ; feet dark grey ; iris red. 

 The Black-headed Oriole is ubiquitous. 



Fam. Dicruridte. 



362. Dicrurus LUDWIGII. 



Dicrurus ludwigii Smith ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 100. 



No. 31. Kambove, 4500 ft., Feb. 14, 1907. 



Bill black ; feet black ; iris yellow-brown. 



No. 672. $. Lofu R., L. Tanganyika, Aug. 16, 1908. 



Bill and feet black ; iris orange-red. 



No. 713. Kalungwisi Valley, Sept. 10, 1908. 



Bill and feet blnck ; iris orange-red. 



This bird, which is easily distinguished by its orange- red 

 iris, has much the same habits as its larger relative, but 

 seldom if ever ventures out of the dense bush on the banks 

 of streams &c. It is specially common in " Msitu/' 



363. Dicrurus afek. 



Dicrurus afer (Licht.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 100. 

 The common Drongo is ubiquitous. 



Fam. EulabetidjE. 



364. Lamprotornis mevesi. 



Lamprotornis mevesi (Wahlb.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 101. 



No. 475. £ . Lundazi R., Upper Luangwa Valley, 2000 ft. 

 March 4, 1 908. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



This seems to be one of the birds peculiar to Mopane 

 Forest in the Luangwa Valley, where it is common. I never 

 met with it elsewhere. 



365. ClNNYRICINCLUS VERREAUXI. 



Cinnyricinclus verreauxi (Boc.) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 101. 



