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52. Okiolus lakvatus Licht. 



This Oriole appears to be migratory iu the Zambesi region. 

 Only one individual observed near Senna on July 26. 

 According to Mr. Marshall this species is also migratory in 

 Mashonaland. 



53. Lamprotornis mevesi (Wahlb.). 



Found in small parties on low ground overgrown with 

 brushwood, skirting the hills. By the middle of October 

 these parties had split up into pairs and were then about the 

 only birds to be seen during the heat of the day in the 

 mealie-fieldsj preying upon locusts. The alarm-note is a 

 harsh screech. I take the following observation from my 

 note-book : — " While I write, three Long-tailed Starlings are 

 sporting themselves on the bare dried-up ground close to my 

 tent, busy picking up small grasshoppers. Their behaviour 

 and gait remind me of our Blackbird : first a violent rush 

 iorward, then a sudden dip of the head to pick up some 

 morsel, and then on again, the whole time their long tails 

 being jerked up and down." 



54. Lamprocolius sycobius (Licht.). 



Inhabits difl'erent localities along the river fioiu Tete 

 onwaid in small flocks, in which the males predominate 

 to a large extent over the females. A male obtained on 

 October 19 had organs in breeding condition, while by the end 

 of December large flocks both of old and young frequented 

 the game country near the Kafue river, often being found in 

 company with the preceding sijccies and also Amydrus morio. 



The males emit chattering notes, by no means unpleasant, 

 which are uttered from the topmost twigs of tall trees. The 

 call-note is a clear musical whistle. 



55. Amydrus morio (Linn.). 



Not common. Only three specimens obtained, AVhen in 

 flocks they are shy and fly at a considerable altitude. They 

 breed about the middle of August, generally choosing holes in 

 the baobab-trees for their nests, and to the selected trees the 

 pairs resort both morning and evening some time before 

 nesting commences. This Amydrus has a clear long-drawn 



