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Mr. F. A. 0. Fym— List of the 



9. Lamprocolius phgenicopterus. (Red - shouldered 



Glossy Starlinf^.) 



Found all the year round, but are most common from 

 April to June. Have seen the Wattled Starling {iJilopJms 

 carunculatus) in company with this bird. Nests in hollow 

 tree-trunk. Eo-o-s five in number. 



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10. Lamprocolius melanogaster. (Black-bellied Glossy 

 Starling.) 



Unconunon. Specimen shot at Kei Road in February 

 1906. Saw a flock at Kei Mouth in July 1906. 



11. Oriolus galbula. (Golden Oriole.) 



An occasional visitor. Specimens shot in March 1902 and 

 February 1906. 



12. Oriolus larvatus. (Black-headed Oriole.) 



Fairly common in forest regions. Nest cup-shaped and 

 composed chiefly of Ptylandsia. Eggs three in number. 



13. Hyphantornis velatus. (Masked Weaver Bird.) 

 Common and gregarious. Nests suspended from trees 



overhanging water. Eggs usually three in number and of 

 various colours. 



14. Hyphantornis spilonotus. (Spotted-backed Weaver 

 Bird.) 



By far the commonest of all the Weavers. Gregarious 

 throughout the year. Nests usually suspended from trees 

 overhanging water. Eggs three in number and vary greatly 

 in colour. 



15. Hyphantornis subaureus. (Yellow Weaver Bird.) 

 Rare. Occasionally met with along the Buflido River 



towards East London. Nests in reeds. 



16. SiTAGRA OCULARIA. (Smith's Weaver Bird.) 



Not uncommon, but most frequently met with towards 

 Stutterheim. 



17. SiTAGRA CAPENSIS. (Cape Weaver Bird.) 

 Somewhat rare, but becoming more plentiful in the 



