the Birds of Nf/ami/aiid. 369 



Lamprocolius sycobius (Liclit.). 



Lamprocolius sycohius Stark, i. p. 41. 



Lariiprocolius chalybceus sycobius Reich, ii. p. 688. 



a, />.(??. Lake Ngami, 2700 ft., 8tli July. (Nos. 5 19, 

 550, G. L.) 



Iris orange; bill and feet black. 



I am very doubtful as to the advisability of separating 

 the soutliern form of tliis Glossy Starling from L. chalylxciis 

 (Hempr. & Ehr.) of Abyssinia, &c. The ear-coverts in 

 the southern bird certainly seem to form a more distinct 



SJ)Ot. 



IjAMprotornis australis (Smith). 

 Lamprocolius australis Stark, i. p. 35. 

 Lamprotornis australis Reich, ii. p. 707. 

 a. ? . Lake Ngami, 2700 ft., 9th July. (No. 58, 

 R. B. ]V.) 



Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black. 



A somewhat worn example of BurchelFs Glossy Starling. 



DlLOPHUS CARUNCULATUS (GmcL). 



Dilophus carunculatus Stark, i. p. 23. 



a, b. ^ vix ad. et $ . Lake Ngami, 2700 ft., 5th Jidy. 

 (Nos. 541, 542, G. L.) 



Iris dark brown; bare space round the eye yellow ; bill 

 brown ; feet dark brown. 



The Wattled Starling is a common bird in Ngamiland, 

 and is usually to be seen feeding along the edges of the 

 flood-water as it recedes from the inundated native fields 

 and gardens. 



BUPHAGA ERYTHRORHYNCHA (Stanl.). 



Buphaga erythrorhyncha Stark, i. p. 20. 



fl. ? . Lake Ngami, 2700 ft., 5th July. (No. 544, G. L.) 



Iris orange ; eyelid yellow ; bill red ; feet black. 



A dark specimen in freshly-moulted plumage. 



The Red-billed Ox-pecker was not a common bird in 

 Ngamiland. The few which were met with seemed to prefer 

 mules and horses to oxen, and have gained a bad reputation 

 on account of their habit of tearing open old sores on 

 horses' backs. Tliev move about on their hosts much after 



