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much in colour from the adults, especially in their bright 

 yellow bills ; the crown is ashy instead of pure white ; the 

 upper and under surfaces of the body are ashy brown, with 

 pale ashy-grey centres to the featliers of the throat and 

 breast ; the lores, cheeks, and ear-coverts are dusky 

 blackish. 



6. Spreo SUPERJ5US (Riipp.) ; Lort Pliillips, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 83. 



No. 137. ? . Sogsoda, Feb. 14, 1897. Iris light yellow. 

 No. 244. S . Wagga, Mar. 6, „ 

 No. 226. S- „ 



No. 252. Gedais, Mar. 13, „ „ „ 



No. 254. S • „ ,, „ ,> >> 



No. 257. „ „ „ „ „ 



We met with this handsome Glossy Starling from the 

 Gooban to the top of the Goolis range. It is an early 

 breeder, the young being fully fledged by the middle of 

 March. 



7. BuPHAGA ERYTHRORHYNCHA Stanl. ; Lort PhilHps, Ibis, 

 1896, p. 82. 



Somali name " Hoorie." 



No. 247. c?. Gedais, March 13, 1897. Iris yellow ; bill 

 bright red ; eyelids yellow, very permanent. 



This Red-billed Camel-bird is to be met with all over the 

 country wherever there are herds of camels or cattle. It 

 is gregarious, and I have seen some flocks numbering quite 

 50 individuals. When on the wing it is very noisy, uttering 

 a somewhat harsh note. 



8. BucHANGAASsiMiLis (Bechst.); LortPhillips, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 7Q. 



No. 167. S ' Wagga Mountain, Feb. 23, 1897. Iris red. 



This black Drongo is to be met with from the Gooban to 

 the top of Wagga Mountain, some 8000 feet above the sea. 

 It is very fearless, and, owing to its colouring, it is one of 

 the most conspicuous objects in the bird-life of the country. 



