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of the underparts in the immature birds are absent in the 

 adultSj whose breasts are a creamy white, a beautiful rosy 

 tinge pervading the feathers in life. 



Adult ^ (near Tete). Total length (measured in flesh) 

 9" 14 inches, wing 3*G4, culmen 0'85, tail 4. Iris hazel ; 

 legs and feet slate. 



Adult c? (near Kafue river). Total length (measured in 

 flesh) 9 inches, wing 3' 7, culmen 0-8, tail 4. 



Adult ? (near Tete). Total length (measured in flesh) 

 8*3 inches, wing 3*4, culmen 0*8, tail 3*9. 



Adtdt ? (Chicowa). Wing 3*6 inches, culmen 0'79, tail 

 3-95. 



66. Dryoscopus cubla (Shaw). 



Well distributed. Breeds towards the end of November, 

 at which time of the year its food consists to a great extent 

 of the buds of acacia-trees. Hardly a day passed without 

 our hearing its clear bell-like note. As the breeding-season 

 approaches, this Shrike makes a " whirring '' sound with its 

 wings when in flight ; it seems to be performed onlj^ by the 

 male, presumably in order to make the female aware of his 

 presence, and especially is this noticeable when the under- 

 growth is thick with leaf. 



67. Telephonus senegalus (Linn.). 



This species takes the place of T. minor, to a great extent, 

 on the higher reaches of the river from Zuinbo onward. 

 There is no difficulty in identifying this large Shrike, while 

 its habits, too, are somewhat different. Unlike T. minor, it 

 never sings on the wing, but always when stationary ; and 

 further, it does not on the approach of the breeding- season 

 make a " whirring " sound with the wings. It is altogether 

 of a more retiring nature. The song, uttered from some 

 thicket, is melodious, and might be rendered " tu-tu-tui-tai," 

 constantly repeated. 



Specimens obtained at the beginning of January had the 

 breeding-organs largely developed. 



68. Telephonus minor Reichen. 



This Shrike keeps to long grass and thick bushes^ imitating 



