94 Dr. F. E. Stoehr and Mr. W. L. Sclater on 



178. Parus pallidiventkis. (Pale-bellied Tit.) 

 (a) 9 . Palnohwe, Aug. '04. 

 {h) ? . Ulungu, June '05. 

 Not at all common. 



— . Parus insigkis (Cab.). (Cabanis' Black Tit.) 



(a) $ . Lavusi, Sept. '05. 



[This species is larger and blacker than P. niger (Black 

 Tit), and is spread over Ti'opical Africa from Angola to the 

 Shire highlands and Usegua. It is not in the Check-list, 

 but will be found described in Shelley's ' Birds of Africa,' 

 vol. ii. p. 231.] 



180. Parus xiger xanthostomus. (Zambesi Black Tit.) 

 (a) (h) 9 . Opposite Feira, Sept. '03. 

 (c) 9 . Palnohwe, Aug. '04. 

 Generally in pretty thick bush. 



184. Lanius collaris. (Fiscal Shrike.) 

 (a) $ . Serenji, July '05. 



[This bird seems to be a somewhat intermediate form 

 between L. humeralis and L. collaris. '\ 



186. Lanius minor. (Lesser Grey Shrike.) 

 (a) $ . Ulungu, Nov. '04. 



Not common. I have only met with it two or three times, 

 though it is easy to see, being very fearless and always sitting 

 on a conspicuous bare branch. 



187. Lanius collurio. (Red-backed Shrike.) 

 (a) (h) juv. Feira, Nov. '03. 



(c-e) 2 $ s ad., 1 $ . George's Ferry, Mar. '04. 

 (/) juv. Ulungu, Nov. '04. 

 Very common. 



190. NiLAUS NiGRiTEMPORALis. (Bluck-browed Brubru 

 Shrike.) 



(a) (b) ?, ? . Ulungu, June '05. 



191. Telephonus senegalus. (Black -headed Bush- 

 Shrike.) 



(a) 9 . BC3, May '04. Iris blue-grey, with a narrow 



