Birds from Brlthlt East Africa. lU'J 



■watched one as it sat on the outside branch of a tree, and 

 from this elevated post made repeated flights, like a Drongo 

 or Flycatcher, at some passing insect. On three different 

 occasions I found dead lizards impaled on thorns; this may 

 have been done by this or by the previous species, but 

 L. caudatus was seen to fly from one bush on which lizards 

 were impaled. 



59. Lanius minor. Lesser Grey Shrike. 

 Lanius minor Gm. 



Bill and feet black. 



A common bird, of which I shot specimens at Kallima 

 Theki and elsewhere. 



60. Lanius collurio. Red-backed Shrike. 

 Lanius collurio L. 



I never saw the Red-backed Shrike anywhere until March 

 31st, when a large north-going migration appeared at Kallima 

 Theki, and for a week it was an extremely abundant species. 

 After this all the birds disappeared as suddenly as they 

 came, and, except for a few belated stragglers, 1 did not see 

 the species again. 



6L Lanius phcenicuroides. Rufous-tailed Shrike. 



Lanius phoenicuroides Severtz. 



Iris brown; bill and legs black. 



This Shrike appeared to be common amongst the thick 

 bush near the Athi. Specimens were also obtained near the 

 Thika River, but I have no note of having observed it at 

 !Naivasha. 



62. EuRocEPHALUs ANGuiTiMENs. SmitVs Wood-Shrikc. 



Eurocephalus anguitimens Smith. 



Iris brown; bill and legs black. 



A single specimen of Smith's Wood-Shrike was shot at 

 Kibwezi on April 8th. It proved to be a male, and was the 

 only one I got, though I saw the species again at Bondoni. 

 I do not think that it is rare, but many of the Wood-Shrikes 

 are such adepts at concealing themselves in the thick bush, 

 that it is difficult to say to what extent they are distributed. 



