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*NiLAiTS BRUBRU. (Brubru Bush-Shrike.) — Rather rare and 

 solitary. Contents of stomach, insects. 



PoMATORHYNCHUS AUSTRALis. (Three-streaked Bush- 

 Shrike.) — Rare. 



Dryo3COPUS cubla. (TiBsser puff-back Shrike.) — Rare. 

 Only two seen. 



*Lanius collaris humeralis. (Northern Fiskal Shrike.) — 

 Fairly common. Three collected. Iris dark brown. Lpgs 

 slaty bine-black. Contents of stomachs, beetles and other 

 insects— also larvae. 



Urolestes MELANOLEUcrs. (Loiig-tailed Bush-Shrike.) — 

 (Jommon in the Bush\eld. 



CoRVUS SCAPULATUS. (Pied Crow.) — Rare. 

 CoRVULTUR ALBicoLLis. ( White-necked Raven.) — Rare. 

 DiCRURUS AB'ER. TFork-tailed Drongo.) — Not uncommon. 

 Oriolfs oriolus. (Golden Oriole.) — Rare, A few seen. 



Oriolus LARVATU8. (Black-headed Oriole.) — Not 

 common. 



BuPHAGUS ERYTHRORHYNCHUS. (Red-billed Oxpecker.) — 

 (jornmon. 



Lamprocolius phcenicopterus bispecularis. (Lesser 

 Red-shouldered Glossy Starling.) — Rare. 



Amydrus morio. (Redwing Starling.) — Common in the 

 mountainous parts. 



*PLOCErs ocuLARius. (Bottle-nest Weaver.) — Fairly 

 common during the summer months. One collected. Iris 

 straw-colour. Legs dark grey. Contents of stomach, insects. 



Ploceus yelatus. (Masked Weaver.) — Common. 



*Ploceus capensis olivaceus. (OliA-e Weaver.) — Not 

 common. Several procured. Iris dark brown. Legs dirty 

 slate-brown. Contents of stomach, insects and grass-seeds. 



Pyromelaxa orix. (Redbishop Bird.) — Common. 



