LANIID^. 135 



Lanins excuhitor, Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 393. 

 Lanhis minor, Finsch & Hartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 330. 



„ „ Dresser & Sliarpe, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, p. 599. 



„ „ Sharpe's Cat. No. 483. 



This species is very common in Damara Land during 

 the rainy season ; but on the return of the dry weather 

 it mostly disappears, though I believe a few individuals 

 remain throughout the year. These Shrikes usually 

 perch on some conspicuous tree or other elevated object, 

 whence they can obtain a good view of what passes 

 around them; they feed chiefly on insects, which they 

 catch both on the mng and on the ground. A great 

 number of these birds are often found in a very limited 

 space and not unfrequently on the same tree. 



The iris is brown, the legs and toes bluish black. 



Measurements of a male : — 



iu. lin. 



Entii-e length 8 4 



Length of folded wing 4 G 



„ tarsus 10 



„ middle toe 7 



„ tail 3 8 



„ biU 10 



[Mr. Andersson procured specimens of this Shrike, which are 

 now in the collection of Mr. R. B. Sliarpe, in Ondonga, at 

 Elephant's Vley, and at Objimhinque. — En.] 



172. Enneoctonus COllurio (Linu.). Red-backed Shrike. 

 LEcorcheur, Levaillant's Ois. d'Afr. pi. G4. 

 Enneoctonus Anderssmii, Strickland & Sclater, Birds Damar., Contr. 



Om. 1852, p. 145. 

 Enneoctomis collurio, Gm-ney, Bii'ds Damar., Proc. Zool. Soc. 1804, 



Enneocto7-nis collurio, Ijayard's Cat. No. 310. 

 Lanius collurio. Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 393. 

 „ „ Sharpe's Cat. No. 475. 



