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narrow dark bars, only visible in certain lights ; wing-coverts but slightly 

 glossed with bronzy green ; the green gloss on the secondaries rather 

 stronger; primaries nearly black, with the green gloss generally of a deeper 

 shade than on the remainder of the wing ; tail deep glossy green, or brownish 

 black very strongly glossed with green, and with numerous narrow black 

 obsolete bars, more distinct than on the wing-feathers ; under surface of 

 tail black. Iris yellowish white ; eyelids brown ; bill and feet black. Total 

 length 12 inches, culmen 0-7, wing 5-1, tail 7-3, tarsus 1-35. Ugogo (Kirk). 



The Ash\' Glossy Starling ranges from Ugogo to the 

 Victoria Nyanza, and as far west as Usamhiro. 



The types, three very similar specimens, were discovered by 

 Sir John Kirk in Ugogo, where, according to Dr. Pruen, it is 

 known to the natives as the " Sasati." Erain informs us that 

 it is very connuon in that country, and it is apparently 

 abundant throughout its present known range, specimens 

 having been collected at many places by Bohn, Fischer and 

 Stuhlmann, all between 3° 30' S. lat. and T S. lat. and inland 

 from the coast to Usambiro, near the south-west extremity 

 of Victoria Nyanza. 



Genus VI. LAMPBOTOENIS. 



Bill black, of moderate size, somewhat Thrush-like ; nasal orifice exposed 

 at the end of a short groove. Wing long and pointed ; third primary one of 

 the longest. Tail variable in length and shape, but the feathers are never 

 narrow when the tail is longer than tiie wing. Tarsi fairly long, and black 

 like the feet and claws. Plumage similar in both sexes, and, at least, in 

 adults, is almost entirely richly glossed in metallic shades of green, blue, 

 violet, copper or bronze, the less glossy parts being black. 



Type. 



Lamprotornis, Temm. Man. Orn. i. p. 55 (1820) . . L. caudatiis. 



Juida, Less. Traite, p. 407 (1831) L. caudatus. 



Lamprocolius, Sundev. K. Vet. Ak. Hand]. Stockh. 



1835, p. 104 (1836) L.^limiimpterus. 



Megalopterus (non Boie), Smith, Rep. Exp. Centr. 



Afr. p. 52 (1836) L. anstralis. 



Usauges, Cab. Mus. Hein, i. p. 200 (1851) L. caudatus. 



