observed on the Orange River. 223 



he has done, and my part in the work lias been only to tran- 

 scribe the notes and correct one or two obvious errors. 



So few faunal lists of the birds of any part of South 

 Africa have been prepared that any contribution is of value 

 in assisting us to gain some idea of their local distribution. 



References are added to Stark's volumes on South- African 

 birds, so far as they go, and afterwards to Sharpens edition 

 of Layard.— W. L. S.] 



1. Corvus scafulatus. (Stark, i. p. 12.) 

 Very common. 



2. Dilophus carunculatus. (Stark, i. p. 23.) 

 Very common. Arrived about the end of December. 



3. Amydrus morio. (Stark, i. p. 26.) 



Not common. Generally seen in rocky places. A nest 

 was found in a mill. 



4. Amydrus caffer. (Stark, i. p. 28.) 



A colony of these fine Starlings inhabited a neighbouring 

 cliff. Their cries were rather like those of the Red-winged 

 Starling [A. mo?*io), but could be easily distinguished. 



5. Spreo bicolor. (Stark, i. p. 30.) 



Very common, and observed nesting in a donga. 



6. Lamprocolius phcenicopterus. (Stark, i. p. 38.) 

 Common. Found more often in the bush than other 



Starlings. 



7. Hyphaxtornis velatus. (Stark, i. p. 58.) 

 Very common. 



8. Ploceipasser mahali. (Stark, i. p. 83.) 



I saw four of these birds on Feb. 23rd feeding with the 

 Sparrows in some horse-lines on the south bank of the 

 river. Before rising, and as they did so, they gave utterance 

 to a twitter and a few loud chattering notes. 



9. Sporopipes squamifrons. (Stark, i. p. 86.) 



Very common in flocks when not nesting. Frequently 

 seen in the horse-lines, but generally amongst the heath or 



