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domestic cattle. I noticed that they always took alarm and 

 flew up when one approached a rhino, but took no notice 

 of one when they were on cattle. I have heard this com- 

 mented on as an instance of the bird^s cleverness and care 

 for its host. Persoually, I prefer the more prosaic expla- 

 nation that the cattle-attendiug flocks get used to tlie 

 presence of man. 



Spreo superhus. 



Lamprotornis superbus Riipp. Syst. Uebers. 1815, pp. 65, 

 75, pi. 26 [Shoa]. 



Spreo superbus Reicliw. Vog. Afr. ii. 1903, p. 674. 



S. Tsavo River. 25th July. Wmg 121 mm. 



^. „ 17th August. „ 116 mm. 



Iris cream-colour ; bill and legs black. 



A few flocks of this Starling were seen ; it was not 

 common. 



Lamprocolius chalybaeus. 



Lamprotornis chalybaus Hempr. & Ehrenb. Symb. Phys. 

 £oL Y, 1828, pi. 18 [Abyssinia] ; Shelley, B. Afr. v. pt. i. 

 1906, p. 73. 



(^ . Ithanga Hills. 2nd October. Wing 140 mm. 

 $ . „ 3rd October. „ 128 mm. 



Iris orange ; bill and legs black. 



Cosmopsarus regius. 



Cosmopsai'us regius Reichw. Orn. Centralb. 1879, p. 108 

 [Massa, Tana River] ; id. Vog. Afr. ii. 1903, p. 713. 



^. Tsavo River. l]th August. Wing 141 mm. 



Iris white ; bill and legs black. 



The Golden-breasted Glossy Starling was met with in 

 small flocks in the desert bush-country. It was exceedingly 

 shy but not rare. 



Lamprotornis purpuropterus. 



Lamprotornis purpuropterus Riipp. Syst. Uebers. 1845, 

 pp. 64, 75, pi. 25 [Shoa] ; Reichw. Vog. Afr. ii. 1903, 

 p. 710. 



