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c. $ (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. Lamprotornis Mevesii, Wahlb. ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 423. Meves's 



Glossy Starling. 

 a. $ Nata River, December 5, 1874. Iris hazel; bill and legs 

 black. Stomach containing ants. 



123. Lamprotornis australis, Smith ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 424. 



Burchell's Glossy Starling. 

 a. $ Crocodile River, December 1, 1873. Iris hazel. 



124. Lamprocolius phcenicopterus, Swains. ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 425. 



Red-shouldered Glossy Starling. 



a. Blauw Krans River, Natal, May 22, 1873. ^ ris bright orange. 



b. $ Tati, October 11, 1873. Iris orange. 



c. 5 Crocodile River, November 8, 1873. Iris orange. 



d. $ Meriko River, November 18, 1873. Iris orange. 



125. Pholidauges Verreauxi, Bocage ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 428. Ver- 



reaux's Glossy Starling. 



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. 



126. Spreo bicolor (Gm.) ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 429. Amydrus bicolor 



(Gm.) ; Sharpe in Oates's Matabele Land, ed. 1, App. p. 316 

 (1SS1), Common Spreo. 

 a. Mossel Bay, Cape Colony, April 11, 1873. Iris pale grey with 

 orange rim. Contents of stomach miscellaneous. 



127. Amydrus MORIO (L.) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, p. 431. Cape Glossy 



Starling. 

 a. Not labelled. 



Family PLOCEID^E. 



128. SvcOBROTUS BICOLOR (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 432. Black- 



backed Weaver-bird. 

 a. Not labelled. 



129. Hyphanturgus Capensis (Gm.) Hyphanturgus olivaceus 



(Hahn) ; Sharpe, /. c. p. 433. Hyphantornis Cat>ensis (Gm.) 



