226 Mr. A. L. Butler on the 



7Q. Lanius paradoxus Brehm. 



a. ? . Gardein, 17.1.07. 



b. S' Moyen, 2.4.07. 



c. S ' Ayurn, 27. 2. 07. 



Brehm^s Woodchat-Shrike was very common all along 

 our route in the Bahr-el-Ghazal country, wherever it was not 

 thick forest. 



77. Lanius isabellinus Hemp. & Ehr. 

 a. S ? Kenisa, Feb. 06. 



h. S' Khartoum, 30.10.07. 



I found the Isabelline Shrike common between Suakin 

 and Erkowit in March and April 1906. M. de Vilniorin 

 gave me the specimen from Kenisa (Upper Nile). I saw 

 it several times in Khartoum in October and November, 1907. 



78. NiLAUs AFER (Lath.). 



a. ^. Chak Chak, 28.2.07. 



b. ?. Moyen, 22. 1.07. 



Met with at intervals on our Bahr-el-Ghazal journey, but 

 not plentifully. 



79. Dkyoscopus malzacii (Heugl.). 

 a. c? . Near Chak Chak, 7. 3. 07. 

 6. ?. „ „ 12.2.07. 



c. (? juv. „ „ 15.2.07. 



This Wood-Shrike was not uncommon in the forests near 

 Chak Chak. It moved quietly about the branches searching 

 for insects, and reminded me strongly of an old acquaintance, 

 Tephrodornis pondicerianus. 



80. Laniarius ^thioptcus (Gm.). 



The Ethiojnan Bush-Shi'ike was common from Ayum to 

 Wau, and on to Chak Chak. 



81. Laniarius catharoxantiius (Neum.). 



a. S ' Kuanga's, 23. 3. 07. 



b. S' Wau, 23. 1.07. 



c. ?. Chak Chak, 21.2.07. 



This Grey-headed Bush-Shrike was frequently met with 



