1(58 DENIZENS OF THE FOREST 



The Southern Grey-headed Bush-shrike (Malaconotus 

 hypopyrrhui) is a large bird of a greenish colour on the upper 

 surface, blue-grey head and yellow underparts, the upper 

 chest has a band of tawny orange traversing it. Length, 9| 

 inches. This bird ranges from Grahamstown in the Cape 

 through Natal to Zanzibar, East Africa. In the Cape it is 

 known as the Spook- vogel. 



It is more like the Fiskal in its habits and pugnaciousness, 

 and like it this Bush-shrike attacks other birds. 



The eggs, taken by H. Millar, were creamy marked with 

 grey and brown irregular spots. 



The genus Nicator is represented w r ithin our limits by but 

 one species, the Zambesi Green-shrike (N. gularis), which 

 does not interest us further as it is scarce in South Africa, 

 although extending from the border of Somaliland to Zulu- 

 land whence the Woodwards record it. Swjmnerton found 

 it in Gazaland, w r hile Sheppard took its eggs near Beira. 



The genus Lanioturdus with also but one species does 

 not concern us either. 



The last Sub-family, Prionopinoi, contains but two genera 

 with three species, Snjmodus retzii, S. tricolor, and Prionops 

 ialacoma, which arc all scarce birds within our limits. 



BABBLERS 



( >!' Ihf Family Crateropodidce our first genus is Crateropus 

 with five species, only two of which, however, need concern 

 u- here. Jardine's Babbler (C. jardinei) is a grey-brown 

 bird with streaky head and breast. Length, 9 inches. It 

 ranges from Central Natal and the Transvaal northwards to 

 ihc Zambesi. It is a noisy bird, its harsh chattering cry 



