38 Mr. A. Roberts on Birds in 



arrived in tlie prazo durino- my stay at ^amabieda and was 

 tberoafter met Avitb in otlior districts. At Bnrnma laro-e 

 numbers Avere in tlie babit of focdino- on l)erries in tbe trees 

 overbanoincr my tent, and did not evince any alarm at tlie 

 ])resence of my native servants so lonfr as they did not make 

 a noise, but directly lend talking was indulged in tbey 

 disappeared like a flasb amongst the dense foliage, wliere 

 tbey were not very easily seen in spite of their brilliant 

 plumage. At times tbey would come sweeping past at a 

 terrific pace, suddenly circling and settling in a surprisingly 

 short distance considering the speed at which they were 

 travellino-. 



LaMPROCOLIUS CHALYBiEUS CHLOROI'TEKUS (Sw.). 11. 



1266 6. (1 M., 1 F., 1 juv.) 



I. orange ; B. & L. black. Leng. 205-208 ; W. 113- 

 120 ; Tl. 70-75 ; C. 17-18. 



The juvenile specimen, shot at Villa Pereira on lOih May, 

 is just beginning to assume the metallic feathers of the 

 adults. 



Large numbers of these Starlings were found in the 

 clearing at Villa Pereira, but elsewhere they were not so 

 common, only a few pairs or solitary individuals being found 

 in the neighbourhood of native villages. Another sjiecimcn 

 was also shot at Muandania, but subsecjuentiv missed fiom 

 the collection. They were, as a rule, found ])erching on the 

 tops of tall dead trees, and appeared to live upon insects. 



Anaplectks KUBincEi's (Sund.). P. 1320. (-1 M., 1 P.) 

 Pesldent. 



I. hazel ; B. orange ; L. purplish pink. Leng. M-l-151 ; 

 W. 78-81 ; Tl. 4*1-53 ; C. U'>-]7. 



Males in winter jlumage are brighter on the head and 

 crop than females, and the summer ])liiniage is assumed in 

 Sejjtember, aj)parently. 



Numerous nests were found in all parts oi' the pi-a/.o, but 

 the birds were not always seen in the vi<-inity. These nests 

 arc wonderful structures, made of stiiV twigs firndy woven 

 together and fastened to the ends of drooping branches by 



