98 EINAR LÖNNBERG, BIRDS. 



It is widely distributed from Bogos in the north 1 to Lake Nyassa in the south, but 

 it extends westward as well. It was found by Woosnam to be plentiful at Ruwenzori, 

 and has been collected in the Bugoje Förest west of Lake Victoria as well. 



Galeopsar salvadorii Sharpe. 



Rchw. II, p. 705. 



The first time I had the opportunity of seeing this bird was at Guaso Nyiri some 

 distance below Chanler Falls. I sat watching for crocodiles at a pool surrounded by 

 partly quite steep basalt -rocks, when suddenly two Galeopsar came flying, and perched 

 in a small bush above the steepest rocks on the opposite side of the water. I succeeded 

 in securing both birds in one shot. They proved to be male and female. Hilgert 2 

 observed Galeopsar at the river Web »sudlich Ginir bei den Wyndlawn-Höhlen» at a 

 place where steep rocks surround the river bed, and he believed that the nesting places 

 were to be found in these walls of rock rising above the water. Carlo von Erlanger 2 

 had collected specimens at Webi Schebelli in the Arussi Galla land in similar localities. 

 It appears thus probable that Galeopsar has the habit of selecting for breeding purposes 

 steep rocks near some water and that the pair which I obtained at Guaso Nyiri had their 

 nest in the basalt wall at the pool mentioned. 



Length of wing in the male 166 mm, in the female 158 mm; length of tail resp. 255 

 and 230 mm. Iris vinaceous red. 



Only once more I observed this bird in a rather dense thornbush about one days 

 march east of the förd över Guaso Nyiri on the Marsabit road, and on the northern side 

 of the river. 4 — 5 specimens were then observed but they were very shy and did not 

 admit me within range. 



This species might be regarded as a representative of the Somalifauna even if its 

 distribution extends to Victoria Nyanza in the southwest. 



Stilbopsar kenricki (Shell.). 



Rchw. II, p. 707 & III, p. 838. 



At two different times, the 2 Febr. and the 21 March, I had the opportunity of 

 shooting this forest Starling both times on the first days march north of Meru borna. The 

 second time a flock of birds was feeding in the top of a very high tree with yellow flowers, 

 and then male and female were obtained in one shot. The male is considerably larger 

 than this female, the wing of the former measuring 106 mm, and that of the latter only 

 98 mm. This difference in size between the sexes is, however, not constant, for the wing 

 of another female measures even 107 mm. The metallic gloss of either sex is not strong. 



This bird appears to have been found only in Usambara, and on Kilimanjaro, and 

 not before this in British East Africa. It is, however, probably an inhabitant of the 

 whole forest region of Kenia. 



1 The R. Xut. Hist. Museum in Stockholm has received several specimens of this species from Gheleb in 

 Eritrea, collected by Mr. G. Rodén. 



2 Journ. f. Ornith. Bd. 53, 1905, p. 710. 



