— 2o6 — 



Range. — This fine Slirike is recorded from most localities on 

 the West Coast betwceii Sénégal and Southern Nigeria. 



\Ve hâve spécimens in the British Muséum from Sénégal, 

 Gambia, Portugiiese Guinea, Gold Coast ;iiui Northern Nigeria. 



Reichenow {V. a., Il, p. 588) records it in addition fruni 

 Sierra Leone, Togoland and Dahomev. 



In mv list ot the Birds oï Sierra Leone (/6/s, 1921, p. 291) 

 I wronglv recorded Laniarius helcnae Kei.s.m.i, as a subspecies of 

 L. harbarus. I believed then that L. Iiclenac was tiie local race 

 conlined to .Sierra Leone and overlooked the fact that /,. barbaries 

 barbants also occured in Sierra Leone (as 1 recordt-d mvself in 

 the same paper) side by side with /.. helcnae. Botli thèse Shrikes 

 must therefore remain as species. I hâve never handled a spécimen 

 of L. b. barbarus from Sierra Leone but L. Iickiiae can hardlv be 

 confined to Sherbro Island — its tvpe localitv. 



There are three closelv allied Shrikes in this group, two of 

 which are confined to West Africa. 



1. — LaNIAKIUS nARBARUS BARBARUS. 



Cf. supra. 



2. — L.VNIAKIUS BARBARUS MUFUMHIRI. 



Laniarius miifumbiri Ogii,vie-Gr.\nt, Bull. B. O. C, XXIX, 



191 1, p. 30. — Tvpe localitv : Vichumbi, South of Lake 

 Edward. 



Range. — Country South of Lake Edward. 



Observation. — Ogiia'ik-Grant gives the Mufumbiro Volcanoes 

 as the habitat of this bird. This is not correct. The tvpe localitv is 

 far distant from Mufumbiro Volcanoes and none of thèse Shrikes 

 inhabit this district so Count Gvi.denstoi.pf. assures me. 



Distinguishing characters. — Much smaller than L. b. barbarus; 

 médian vving-coverts broadlv tiped with white; thighs, vent and 

 under tail-coverts whitish-bulf instead of ochraceous. Crown less 

 olive, more vellow ochre in colour. 



