obtained in Ihntish East Africa. 595 



15. Spreo superbus. 



Spreo superbus (Riipp.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 243 ; 

 Reicheii. Vog. deutscli. Ost-Afrikas, p. 171 (1891) ; Shelley, 

 B. Africa, i. p. 44 (1896). 



No. 269. 6. Elgeyu, 3700 feet, Aug. 15, 1896. Iris 

 straw-colour; bill and feet black. Plentiful. 



Fam. B u p H A G I D iE. 



16. BUPHAGA ERYTHRORHYNCHA. 



Buphaga erythrorhyncha (Stanley) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, 

 p. 243; Reichen. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afrikas, p. 170 (1894); 

 Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 41 (1896). 



Nos. 1141, 1155,1165. S. Nandi, May 23-29, 1898. 

 Iris vermilion, with an inner ring of yellow ; eyelids bright 

 yellow ; bill bright coral-red ; feet dull brown. The Rhino- 

 ceros Bird, so called from its being found more often on the 

 large pachyderm than on any other game-beast, is fairly 

 plentiful in Nandi. It visits cattle for the sake of the ticks, 

 and also attends donkeys, but only when they have sore backs. 

 This bird is evidently most useful in relieving cattle and 

 game of the large number of ticks that accumulate on them, 

 but undoubtedly it does a great deal of damage to draught- 

 oxen, donkeys, &c. 



Fam. Oriolid/e. 



17. Oriolus rolleti. 



Oriolus larvatus (nee Licht.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, j). 243 

 (Turquel ; Mt. Elgon). 



Oriolus rolleti Salvad. ; Reichen. Vog. deutsch. Ost-Afrikas, 

 p. 168 (1894). 



Oriolus larvatus pt., Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 41 (1896). 



a, b. S- Ntebi, Aug. 1, 1895. Iris crimson; bill dull 

 carmine ; feet slate-colour. 



No. 333. d ad. Kamassia, 6500 feet, Aug. 24, 1896. 

 Very plentiful. Iris crimson ; bill pinkish brown ; feet 

 horn-blue. 



No. 676. J . Ravine, July 21, 1897. Bill dull rosy brown. 



Nos. 1226, 1228. 6 ? . Nandi, 6500 feet, June 28, 1898. 



