218 Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 



10. Lamprotornis mevbsi. 



p. Tete, Aug., Sept. (6). 



[Meves's Glossy Starling was only found in the Tete 

 district, where it was very plentiful between the Mazoe and 

 Luenya Rivers and the Zambesi. It is usnally found in pairs 

 and feeds largely upon wild fruit, beiries, &c., for which it 

 is often seen searching on the ground, where it presents 

 much of the appearance of a small Magpie. The flight is 

 strong, but not so fast as that of other Glossy Starlings, and 

 the cry is loud and clear. 



The soft parts are : — Irides yellow ; bill and legs and toes 

 black.] 



15. Lamprocolius phcenicopterus bispecularis. 



CC. Klipfontein, Apl., May (2) ; Tv. Woodbush, June 

 (2) ; Legogot, May (1) ; Z, Jususie Valley ; Umfolosi 

 Station, Aug. (1). 



All these birds should perhaps be referred to L. p. bispe- 

 cularis, which only differs from the typical form by its 

 smaller dimensions. 



Measurements of the series in the British Museum shew 

 that examples from Southern Cape Colony average about 

 140 mm. in wing-measuremeut ; those from Natal and the 

 Transvaal are slightly smaller, Avliile those from German 

 South- West Africa are smaller still. The Namaqualand 

 examples in the present collection are both females, and the 

 wings are only 115 mm., so they certainly should be referred 

 to the smaller race. 



["Ekweze"of Zulus. 



This species was noted from Namaqualand, Zululand, and 

 the Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal. It is found in 

 tlocks, often of some numbers, and feeds principally upon the 

 fruit and berries of indigenous plants. In the dry country 

 like Namaqualand it was only found in the vicinity of 

 water in bushy kloofs. The flight is swift and strong, like 

 that of a true Starling, and the cry is loud and clear. 



The soft parts are : — Irides bright orange-yellow ; bill, 

 legs and toes black.] 



