.34 Mr. A. Roberts on Birdie in 



L, slate-Wue. F. : I. brown ; B. max, dark Ijrown, niand. 

 Lorn-blae, tip dark bi-own ; L. ashy slate. Long. 145 & 

 137-140 ; W. 71-80 ; Tl. 48-53 ; Ts. 20-21 ; C. 15-lG.- 



The call of this Shrike was heard more often than the birds 

 observed ; it utters one ringing, note lasting for some three 

 seconds, and seems to prefer dry, stunted, open forest to the 

 larger trees found in moist situations. 



POMATORHYNCHUS AUSTRALIS CONGENER, Ilchw, ]l. 1120 b. 



(1 M., 1 F.) Resident. 



I. purplish brown ; B. black, base lower mand. horn-colour ; 

 L. pale slate. Leng. IDO & 182; W. 73 & 70; Tl. 81 & 80; 

 Ts. 25 ; C. 19 & 17. 



The Zambesi lied-wing Shrike was common throughout 

 the prazo in o})en forest, and its great variety of notes fre- 

 quently led mo to follow them thinking that they were 

 uttered by some other bird. They were often flushed from 

 the grass, and then always took refuge in the branches of 

 fallen trees, if these were near, or in some low bush ; they 

 were sometimes also seen creeping about amongst climbing 

 plants growing over larger trees. 



POMATORHYNCHUS SENEGALUS (Liuu.). 1\. 1127. (1 M., 



1 F.) Resident. 



I. dark brown ; B. black; L. greenish slate. Leng. 215 

 & 205; W. 85 & 83; Tl. 1)5 ? & 93; Ts. 30 &28; C. 22 & 21. 



These specimens, as well as one from Beira, are distinctly 

 whiter on the under surface and ])righter on the upper 

 surface; and ear-coverts than about thirty specimens in the 

 Transvaal Museum from the Northern Transvaal to Knysna, 

 and also slightly smaller. 



This line Red-wing Shrike was not so connnon as the last, 

 anil preferrc'd more open country and clearings. It utters a 

 loud, clear series of whistling notes runiiing down the scale 

 as it sails on cjuivering wing from one bush to another with 

 striking effect. A sliallow saucer-shaped nest with two fresh 

 eggs was taken at Matiweon IstNovemljer ; it was composed 

 of reddish-coloured roots v<'ry firndy bound with cobwebs to 



