Birds from North-east Rhodesia. 85 



Sables standing in the shade and entirely off their guard. 

 The incident seems worth relating, because in this case the 

 bird acted a part directly opposed to its reputation. I have 

 never met vv'ith the bird since and do not think it can be 

 common. 



The " Go-away Bird " (Schizorhis concolor) (Grrey Lourie) 

 has a bad name, but I have no cause to complain of him 

 myselE. An undoubted nuisance is the Honey-Guide {Indi- 

 cator), which sometimes follows one very persistently, and 

 the only thing to be done is to send a boy to give him his 

 honey. 



7. Amydrus morio. (Red-winged Starling.) 

 (a). No loc. 



Occasionally on the hills, and I have also seen it frequent- 

 ing big baobab-trees, 



10. Lamprotornis mevesi. (Moves' Glossy Starling.) 



(a) $ . Feira, July '03. Stomach insects. 



Common on the moderately open flats near the Zambesi 

 and Loangwa. It gets its food on the ground and has a 

 harsh screeching cry, 



17. Lamprocolius sycobius, (Peters' Glossy Starling.) 

 (a) $ , Feira, Feb. '04, Iris orange-yellow. 

 Frequents much the same localities as the preceding 

 species. 



19. CiNNYRiciNCLUS VERREAUXi. (Verreaux's Glossy 

 Starling.) 



(a) $ . Boundary, Oct, '03. 



{h) ? . George's Ferry, Feb, '01. 



(c) $ . Kanyani, Mar. '05. 



(d) 9 . Mpika, Oct. '05. Iris brown, with a bright yellow 

 outer ring at the corneo-sclerotic junction. 



(e) $ . Serenji, Oct. '05. 



Where tall trees are found {i. e. near water) this bird 

 frequents the tops of them, but it also visits very dry 

 country. 



