524 Messrs. 11. B. & J. D. S. Woodward on 



Laniarius poliocephalus. (Large Grey-headed Bush- 

 Shrike.) 



Sharpe, ed. Layard^s B. S. Afr. p. 387. 



The mournful whistle of this bird is often heard ; it is 

 preceded by a clicking or snapping noise made by its bill. 



Laniarius quadkicolor. (Natal Bush-Shrike.) 

 Op. cit. p. 381. 



One of the commonest birds along this coast. They make 

 their nests in low bushes, laying four white eggs. 



Laniarius senegalus. (Common Red- winged Bush- 

 Shrike.) 



Op. cit. p. 394. 



Plentifvil. It nests in a Ioav tree and lays pretty eggs. They 

 are white, pencilled with black marks. 



Macronyx striolatus. (Southern Yellow-breasted Long- 

 Glaw.) 



Op. cit, p. 532. 



This seems to be the only Lark found here, but we saw 

 several of the Red-breasted Lark [M. amelia) on the other 

 side of the lake. 



Dicrurus ludwigi. (Small Drongo.) 



Op. cit. p. 410. 



Met with on the lake. 



The Sun-birds are represented here by Cinnyris verreauxi, 

 C. olivaceus, and Anthodiata collaris. We also noticed four 

 species of Bush-Warblers. 



Game-birds are particularly scarce at St. Lucia, and we 

 neither saw nor heard any of the Francolins, though they 

 are said to come here in the winter. Verreaux^s Guinea-fowl 

 [Niimida verreauxi) was abundant. 



Of the Water-birds of St. Lucia the following were 

 specially noticeable : — 



Pelecanus MiTRiiTus. (Mitrcd Pelican.) 



Op. cit. p. 776. 



We saw a large flock of these birds flying up to their 



