78 Messrs. A. Haagner and R. H. Ivy on the 



G. *Spreo bicolor (Gmel.). Pied Starling. 



Common : nesting in holes in cuttings, and in the sides of 

 river-banks and dongas. It is quite possible that several 

 females occasionally lay in one nest, as clutches of eight to 

 ten eggs are not uncommon. 



7. Lamprocolius phcenicopterus (Swains.). Red- 

 shouldered Glossy Starling. 



Common. Frequently five or six pairs will Iniild in the 

 hollow branches of a single decaying tree. 



8. *Lamprocolius melanogaster (Swains.). Black-bellied 

 Glossy Starling. 



Scarce. Seen in pairs in well-wooded neighbourhoods. 

 The nest is similar to that of the preceding species, but the 

 eggs are smaller, and those found by us were of a " some- 

 what pointed ' ovate ' shape, of a uniform whitish cserulean- 

 blue colour, the shell being grained and somewhat glossy, 

 and measure 27 X 19'5 mm. Fig. 13, Plate III." (H. G.) 



9. Oriolus LARVATUS, Licht. Black-headed Oriole. 

 Very common in the neighbourhood of gardens and lawns 



during the winter months. About September they become 

 scarcer and in October commence to build. The nest is 

 composed wholly of Ptylandsia (old-man's-beard moss), and 

 the full clutch numbers three. Although these birds are 

 usually very wild, one individual once allowed a camera to 

 be placed within a few feet of the nest on which it sat. 



The collection contained several specimens in juvenile 

 plumage. 



a. S 5 February 190G. Wing-quills dull black with dirty 

 white margins. Crown of a rusty-black appearance, owing 

 to the edges of the feathers l)eing of a rusty colour. Cheeks 

 black. Chin and throat hoary, broadly streaked with black. 

 Remainder of plumage agreeing with Stark's description. 



Length 9^q inches, wing 5f, tail Sj'g. 



b. Resembles above, but is slightly larger. 



c. Resembles Dr. Stark's description to a greater degree 

 than either a or b and is larger, so we conclude Stark 



