obftei'ved in the District of Beira. 29 



place ; these birds were evidently migrating, as I have seen 

 no others since. Both these birds were continually settling 

 on some stump or branch of a dead tree in open patches of 

 newly cleared ground, and were anything but timid, coming- 

 close up to the kaffirs who were hoeing the ground and 

 apparently picking up insects. 



46. L ANILS coLLumo, L. Red-backed Shrike. 



Not common. I procured a young bird in December 1906. 



47. NiLAUS NiGRiTEMPORALis, Rchvv. Black - browcd 

 Brubru Shrike. 



Common. 



48. Dryoscopus cubla (Shaw). Puff-back Shrike. 

 Very common. 



49. Dryoscopus FERRUGINEUS (Sund.). Large Puff-back. 

 Not common. 



50. Laniarius sulphureipectus (Less.). Orange-breasted 

 Bush-Shrike. 



I have so far only seen one specimen, a male, which I shot 

 in thick bush. 



5L Laniarius starki (W. L. Sclater). Southern Grey- 

 headed Bush-Shrike. 

 Common. 



52. NiCATOR GULARis, Finsch & Hartl. Zambesi Green 

 Shrike. 



Not uncommon in inland wooded localities, and plentiful 

 in low bush near the sea. This is rather a shy bird, but it 

 frequently emerges into the open to feed amongst low ground- 

 plants. It has a few very loud and not unpleasant notes. 



5;'>. SiGMODUS TRICOLOR (Gray). Zambesi Helmet Shrike. 



Found in wooded districts, but, so far as my observations 

 go, does not enter the densest bush, but prefers open spaces, 

 where it is usually found in companies of from 3-5 ; I have 

 never seen more than five together at one time. It seems 

 to prefer the larger trees, and flies no distance when dis- 

 turbed, but usually makes to a tree close by : its fliglit is 



