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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
10. Lamprotornis mevesi. 
Pe Tete, Aug., Sept. (6). 
[Meves's Glossy Starling was only found in the Tete 
district, where it was very plentiful between the Mazoe and 
Luenya Rivers and the Zambesi. It is usually found in pairs 
and feeds largely upon wild fruit, berries, &c., for which it 
is often seen searching on the ground, where it presents 
much of the appearance of a small Magpie. The flight is 
strong, but not so fast as that of other Glossy Starlings, and 
the cry is loud and clear. 
The soft parts are :—Irides yellow ; bill and legs and toes 
black.] 
15. Lamprocolius phcenicopterus bispecularis. 
CC. Klipfontein, Apl., May (2) ; Tv. Woodbush, June 
(2); Legogot, May (1); Z. Jususie Valley; Umfolosi 
Station, Aug. (1). 
All these birds should perhaps be referred to L. p. bispe¬ 
cularis, which only differs from the typical form by its 
smaller dimensions. 
Measurements of the series in the British Museum shew 
that examples from Southern Cape Colony average about 
1-10 mm. in wing-measurement; those from Natal and the 
Transvaal are slightly smaller, while those from German 
South-West Africa are smaller still. The Namaqualand 
examples in the present collection are both females, and the 
wings are only 115 mm., so they certainly should be referred 
to the smaller race. 
[“ Ekweze ” of Zulus. 
This species was noted from Namaqualand, Zululand, and 
the Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal. It is found in 
flocks, often of some numbers, and feeds principally upon the 
fruit and berries of indigenous plants. In the dry country 
like Namaqualand it was only found in the vicinity of 
water in bushy kloofs. The flight is swift and strong, like 
that of a true Starling, and the cry is loud and clear. 
The soft parts are :—Irides bright orange-yellow ; bill, 
legs and toes black.] 
