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The Birds of Gavibia. 
match so quaintly described in "' Alice in Wonderland " They 
are now in a garden aviarj' where there are shrubs, small trees 
and long grass, and seem to be enjoying life. I have never yet seen 
them attempt to perch although there are plenty of low boughs 
which the\' could easily reach. If only the Rufous Tinamou 
could be easily bred in captivity it would make an interesting 
addition to any poultry yard and probably also show good sport 
to the gun. Eggs have been several times hatched in this 
country but I have no information as to whether j'oung birds 
have been reared and apparently the adults turned down in 
Essex and Hertfordshire have not multiplied. Nevertheless 1 
hope to turn mine out towards the end of the summer on some 
preserved ground in Devonshire. 
ITbc Buds of (Bambia. 
By E. HoPKiNSON, D.S.O., M.A., M.B. 
{Continued from page 42). 
STURNID^. 
Lamprolornis caudalus. LONG-TAILED GLOSvSY vSTARLING. 
Range. West and Nortli-East Africa. {B.M. Cat.) 
Very common in the Gambia. Generallj' seen in flocks of about 
twenty or tliirty. Common everywhere especially in the rice fields. At 
the end of llie rains, November and December, in company with the other 
Glossy Starlings and Weavers, work havoc among the ripening millet. 
In most individuals the prevailing colour of the metallic gloss is 
green, but in others it is distinctly blue. In two young ones I had alive in 
T906 the crown was deep blue separated by a distinct margin at the occiput 
from the green of the nape and back, this is hardly marke<l in the adult. 
Native names: Weer-weer (INIandingo). Gulagul (Joloff ). 
Lamprolortiis chrysonolis. GOI^DEN-ICARED GLOSSY STARLING. 
Range. Seneganibia (8.M. Cat.) 
Described from Gambia, but it must be rare here. I have never seen 
it. A bird about the size of a Green Glossy vStarling ; the metallic gloss is 
greenish except on the throat where purple prevails, and there is abroad 
copper band across the chest, while the ear spots are bright bronze. 
Lamprocolius chalybens, and L. chloroplerns. GREEN GLOSSY 
STARLING. 
Range. All over West Africa. East Africa south to Zambesi. 
(B.M. Cat.) 
L.pnrpnteus. PURPLE-HEADED GLOSSY STARLING. 
Range. West and Equatorial Africa. (B.Hl. Cat.) 
