ohserced in the District of Beira. 25 



1. CoRVDS SCAPULATUS, Daud. Pied Crow. 



Very common, and sometimes seen in flocks o£ 30 to 40 

 frequenting the sand-banks in front of the town. 



I found a nest in January 1905 built in the to]) of a 

 " Bottle Palm " tree, about GO feet from the ground, but was 

 unable to get the eggs. 



2. DiLOPHUS CAEUNCULATUS (Gm.). Wattled Starling. 

 Uncommon here, occurring only singly or in jtairs during 



the hot months. 



3. Lampeogolius ph(enicopterus bispeculatus (Strickl.). 

 Red-shouldered Glossy Starling. 



Uncommon, visiting us during the colder season in small 

 flocks of G or 7. 



4. Lampeogolius melanogaster (Sw.). Black-bellied 

 Glossy Starling. 



The commonest Starling, arriving here about November. 

 I have found its nests in hollow trunks of the mangrove 

 trees ; eggs pale bluish-green without spots. 



5. CiNNYEiGiNCLUS VEEEEAUXi ([Boc] Finsch & Hartl.). 

 Plum-coloured Glossy Starling. 



A very common summer visitor, arriving here in Sei)t. ; 

 earliest date observed Sept. 22. It lays, in holes in old 

 trees, from two to four eggs. 



G. Oeiolus larvatus, Licht. Black-headed Oriole. 

 Very common. 



7. Hyphantoenis nigeiceps, Lay. Bhick-headed AVeaver 

 Bird. 



Uncommon. 



8. Sitagea oculaeia (Sm.). Smith's Weaver Bird. 

 Very common. 



9. Sycobrotus bicolor (VieilL). Black-backed Weaver 

 Bird. 



Very plentiful in wooded districts. It is generally seen 

 in pairs, and is very partial to suspending its nest from the 

 telegraph-wires along the railway-line. 



