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4. Oriolus notatus. (Andersson’s Oriole.) 
Not uncommon in the summer months, arriving about 
October. It is solitary in its habits, except for a short time 
after its arrival, when it remains in small flocks. Though 
certainly a wary bird, I have not found it so exceedingly shy 
as other observers appear to have done. Messrs. Sharpe 
and Layard state that O. larvatus is the only Oriole that 
breeds in South Africa; but 0. notatus undoubtedly breeds in 
Mashonaland, and young birds with mottled breasts are 
fairly plentiful during January and February. I have little 
doubt the Golden Oriole (O. galbula ) will also be found to 
occur in this country, and it may easily have been mistaken 
for the present species. The stomachs of Anderssorr’s Orioles 
contained berries, beetles, and caterpillars. 
5. Oriolus larvatus. (Black-headed Oriole.) 
Common during the winter months, but, with the excep¬ 
tion of a few pairs, it evidently goes south to breed, shortly 
after the arrival of O. notatus. It is a much less wary bird 
than the latter, generally feeding on low bushes, or even on 
the ground, when its method of searching for insects 
somewhat recalls that of the Helmet-Shrikes. Although 
fond of berries, it is mainly insectivorous, remains of 
beetles and large hairy caterpillars having been found in 
the stomachs of the examples examined. 
6. Dicrurus ludwigi. (Small Drongo.) 
I have observed only a single pair of this species on the 
Makabusi river close to Salisbury, but they would not permit 
me to get within gunshot 
7. Buchanga assimilis. (African Drongo.) 
Common and universally distributed. It is a bold and 
quarrelsome species, ever ready to attack any other bird 
larger than itself, whether Crow, Hawk, or Owl. It has 
a considerable variety of cries, most of which, however, 
are somewhat unmusical. In its food it is essentially 
insectivorous, perching on some projecting twig, making 
short excursions thence, and returning to the same station. 
