The Wattled Starling, or Little Locust Bird {Dilophus carunculaius). 

 combines in great flocks and annihilates vast swarms of migratory 

 locusts. When locusts are unobtainable it preys on grasshoppers 

 and a variety of other destructive insects and their larvae. 



The Black-vented Glossy Starling (Lamprocolit<s melanogaster) confines 

 itself to the thicker portions of the coast bush, and feeds on insects, 

 berries, and wild fruits. 



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