NOTES ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS 
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Laniarius subladeus. Lesser Pied Shrike. $ 1, $2. 
Mombasa and M’koi. 
Dryosco'pus affinis. Coast Puff-backed Shrike. $ 5, 9. 
Lamu, Manda Island, and M’koi. 
Melanonotus hy'po'pyrrhus. Grey-headed Giant Shrike. $ 5, 
14. Manda Island and Lamu. The amount of chestnut on 
the breast varies in intensity, as also does the size of the bill. 
Lanius caudatus. Long-tailed Shrike. $ 6. M’koi. 
Lanius minor. Lesser Grey Shrike. <$ 1. Manda. 
Lanius collurio. Red-backed Shrike. 2. Manda Island 
and Lamu. 
Dicrurid^j 
Dicrurus afer assimilis. Drongo Shrike. $ 8, $ 5. Lamu 
and M’koi. 
Oriolid^j 
Oriolus roletti, sub-species. Black-headed Oriole. $ 3, 
10. Lamu and Manda Island. These birds are uniformly 
smaller than birds of inland districts, and have wing measure- 
ments of 123 mm., as against 180-142 of Nairobi and Uganda 
specimens. Their call is distinct from that of inland birds. 
Sturnid^e 
Bu'phaga erythrorhyncha. Red-billed Ox-bird. <J3. M’koi 
and Lamu. 
Cinnyricinclus Verreauxi. Verreaux’ Purple Starling. $ 1. 
M’koi. 
Lam'procolius melanogaster. Black-bellied Starling. $ 5. 
M’koi and Manda Island. A young male in partial moult 
was procured April 22, 1916, 
Ploceid^i 
Ploceus hersteini. Yellow-breasted Black Weaver. $ 1. 
Lamu. Very few seen. The specimen obtained is in fresh 
plumage. 
