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at which they can pick during the day between their regular feeding 

 hours of 9 o'clock in the morning and 5 o'clock in the evening. It 

 is unfortunate that in the confines of a cage both birds mess up their 

 handsome black plumage by going beneath the perches when their 

 companions are above them. To make them more presentable, 

 Haweis gave the six ravens a bath and washed their plumage with 

 soap and water. In 24 hours, however, it was a case of "as you were." 

 They are not as numerous as the crows, but about sunset every 

 evening considerable numbers may be seen circling about the larger 

 kopjes in the vicinity of the town. The sheltered ledges of rock 

 where they roost were distinguishable, but I came across no nests 

 either old or new. (Dodoma, vi. 26.) 



BUPHAGA ERYTHRORHYNCHA ERYTHRORHYNCHA (Stanley) 



RED-BILIED OXPECEER 



Native name. — Nghasi (Chigogo). 



A fledgling, the sides of whose bill are still soft, has been brought 

 in and eats minced meat with relish, clamoring for it and taking it 

 from my fingers. After the arrival of the greater kudu from Kondoa 

 Irangi a pair of adult oxpeckers might be seen on it every morning 

 in the wall-inclosed yard where it was kept. (Dodoma, 7. viii. 26.) 



SPREO SUPERBUS (Ruppell) 



WHITE-BANDED GLOSSY STARLING 



One or two birds received in May did not live, for some inexplicable 

 reason. Half a dozen now in the collection are fed on minced meat, 

 papaw, and boiled rice. Flocks of these starlings were to be seen 

 feeding daily on a rubbish dump during May and June. (Dodoma, 

 vii. 26.) 



LAMPROCOLIUS SYCOBIUS PESTIS van Someren 



SOUTHERN GLOSSY STARLING 



Some 40 birds received during the last four months are fed like the 

 last-mentioned species, with excellent results. They have very large 

 appetites and it is necessary to feed them several times a day if their 

 plates are empty. In the confinement of a cage their beautiful plum- 

 age is messed up by birds sitting on perches above them, so it is well 

 that they should not be overcrowded. Plenty of sand in the bottom 

 of the cage is a necessity and should be changed daily. (Dodoma, 

 viii. 26.) 



COSMOPSARUS UNICOLOR Shelley 



OLIVE LONG-TAILED GLOSSY STARLING 



Half a dozen specimens received, of which only two survived; they 

 were kept with the southern glossy starlings. (Dodoma, vii. 26.) 



