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2. Lamprocolius phcenicopterus bispecularis. Lesser 

 Red-shouldered Glossy Starling. 



Sabie River, June 20th, 1904 : not common. 



3. Oriolus larvatus. Black-headed Oriole. 



A few seen near the Olifants River on June 17th, 1904. 



4. TextoR NIGER. Buffalo Weaver Bird. 



Very common between the Inkomati and Olifants Rivers ; 

 seen in small flocks near their old nests, which were generally 

 on a tall, smooth, green-barked thorn called the fever-tree ; 

 there were four to six nests on each tree. I sometimes saw 

 an old Eagle's nest on the same tree. 



5. Pytelia melba. Red-faced Weaver Finch. 



Near Uanetzi, on May 23rd, I found a nest of this species 

 containing five young ones only a few days old ; their skin 

 was quite black. The nest was low down in a small thorn- 

 bush, and was composed of grass, well-lined with Guinea- 

 fowl's feathers. 



6. Emberiza FLAViVENTRis. Golden-breasted Bunting. 

 A pair seen near the Olifants River on June 17th. 



7. CiNNYRis LEUC0C4ASTER. S. A. White-breasted Sun- 

 bird. 



Only seen in the Olifants River Valley, where it is very 

 common in June. 



8. Urolestes melanoleucus. Long-tailed Shrike. 

 Very common between the Inkomati and Sabie Rivers, 



becoming scarcer towards north. 



9. EuROCEPHALUS ANGUiTiMENS. White-crowned Shrike. 

 Only met with in the Olifants River Valley, in small 



parties, where it was fairly common in June. A very 

 handsome and conspicuous bird. 



10. Telephonus australis. Three-streaked Bush Shrike. 

 Shrikes believed to belong to this species were lairly 



common between the Inkomati and Olifants Rivers, but they 

 may have only been T. senegalus, 



[Major Sparrow's supposition that the birds observed by 



