3i6 APPENDIX. 
Family CORVID^. 
119. CORVUS SCAPULATUS, Daud. : Sharpe, Cat. B., iii. p. 22. White- 
backed Crow. 
a. Ladysmith, May' 27, 1873. Iris hazel. 
b. Seruh River, October 17, 1873. Iris dark hazel. 
Family Sturnid^. 
120. BuPHAGA AFRICANA, L. : Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B., p. 57. African 
Beef-eater. 
a, b. 5 Semokwe River, September 1873. Iris orange. 
121. DiLOPHUS CARUNCULATUS (Gm.) : Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B.,^. 56. 
Wattled Starling. 
a. (J Ramaqueban River, September 4, 1873. Iris hazel. 
b. (J Second Makalaka kraal, Zambesi road, September i, 1874. 
Iris hazel ; bare skin about the eye yellowish ; bill dirty flesh-colour, 
base and tip dusky ; legs, feet, and claws dusky brown. Stomach not 
very muscular, containing beetles and sand. 
c. (J (fully developed). Tati River, where Makalaka road leaves 
it, going north, November 18, 1874. Iris hazel ; bill white, tinged with 
lilac ; legs dark brownish flesh-colour ; bare skin of head deep black 
in front, bright yellow behind ; round the eyes a small bluish patch. 
Stomach muscular, containing beetles and grasshoppers. 
122. Amydrus bicolor (Gm.) : Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B., p. 55. Brown 
Starling. 
a. Mossel Bay, Cape Colony, April 11, 1873. Iris pale grey with 
orange rim. Contents of stomach miscellaneous. 
123. Amydrus morio (Daud.) : Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B.,p. 54. Cape 
Starling. 
a. Not labelled. 
124. Pholidauges Verreauxi, Bocage : Sharpe,/. c. p. 54. Ver- 
reaux's Glossy Thrush. 
a. ^ Near Umvungu River, October 31, 1873. Iris hazel round 
pupil, and bright yellow round the hazel. Stomach containing remains 
of insects, and a number of large white berries, and sticky yellow 
matter with the berries ; the latter said to be used for bird-lime, the 
berries said to grow on trees. 
b. ^ (?) Near Umvungu River, November 12, 1873. Iris deep olive 
round pupil, and round the olive a bright yellow ring. Stomach not 
muscular, containing a few remains of small insects, but principally a 
quantity of vegetable matter like fine grass. 
125. Lamprotornis AUSTRALis, Smith : Sharpe, /. ^. p. 56. Smith's 
Glossy Thrush. 
a. (J Crocodile River, December i, 1873. Iris hazel. 
