328 Mr. A. L. Butler on the 



are thorn-bushes for it to settle on, and along stretches of 

 fifty and seventy miles without water I have noticed it the 

 whole way. 



65. Lanius nubicus Licht. 



a. S ■ Fedassi, Blue Nile, April 2, 1901. 



b. $ jr. Khartoum, Oct. 20, 1902. 



c. S • Jebel Ain, White Nile, Nov. 15, 1902. 



The Nubian Shrike is fairly common. It appears to be 

 partly resident and partly migratory. It is comparatively 

 seldom seen in the hot weather, the majority travelling 

 down the Nile to Egypt in February and March. I have 

 not found a nest, but it breeds here in the winter. My 

 Khartoum specimen, shot on Oct. 20th, is very young, and 

 Messrs. Rothschild and Wollaston noticed young birds at 

 Shendi in February and March. With habits very like 

 those of the Woodchat, it is a great frequenter of gardens 

 and groves of shady trees, and is much more often found in 

 these than in the open bush. 



At a recent garden-party at the Palace, Khartoum, one of 

 these little Shrikes created considerable amusement. Round 

 the marquee where refreshments and materials for smoking 

 were provided, a good many bright pink matches were littered 

 about on the turf, and these the birds evidently took for 

 worms, fluttering down and hovering over one after the 

 other, perfectly regardless of the crowd. 



66. Lanius collurio Linn. 



The Red-backed Shrike is common in winter, arriving at 

 Khartoum at the beginning of September. Immature birds 

 far outnumber the adults. 



67. Lanius paradoxus Brehm. 



a. ? . Kamlin, Blue Nile, March 3, 1901. 



Scarce. A few examples of Brehm's Woodchat-Shrikc 

 may generally be noticed in the gardens and cultivated 

 spots at Khartoum at the end of August or beginning of 

 September, while between this and March I have occasionally 

 seen it on the White and Blue Nilcs. 



