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Genus APHOBUS. 



261. Aphobus chopi, Vieill. Chopi Starling. 

 Hab. Brazil. 



a. Purchased, Jan. 11, 1872. 



b. Purchased, May 14, 1872. 



Family STURNID^E. 



Subfamily LAMPROTORNITHIN^E. 



Genus LAMPROCOLIUS. 



262. Lamprocolius chalybeus, Ehrenb. Green Glossy Starling. 

 Hab. North-east Africa. 



a. Presented by Edward Cross, Esq., June 1, 1850. 

 b-e. Purchased, April 15, 1865. 



/. Presented by Mr. Edward Hawkins, Feb. 26, 1869. 

 g. Presented by N. L. Austen, Esq., Oct. 30, 1869. 

 h, i. Hatched in the Gardens, July 4, 1872. 



263. Lamprocolius auratus (Gm.). Purple-headed Glossy 



Starling. 



Hab. West Africa. 



a. Purchased, March 14, 1856. 



b-d. Purchased, April 15, 1865. 



e. Hatched in the Gardens, A.ug. 5, 1871. 



/. Hatched in the Gardens, Aug. 7, 1874. 



264. Lamprocolius rufiventris, Riipp. Rufous-vented Glossy 



Starling. 



Hab. Western Africa. 



a, b. Purchased, Aug. 19, 1866. 



Genus LAMPROTORNIS. 



265. Lamprotornis csneus (Linn.). Long -tailed Glossy 



Starling. 



Hab. West Africa. 



a-d. Purchased, April 15, 1865. 



e. Male. Purchased, March 13, 1873. 



