158 BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 



309. LaniUS CiSSOideS, Licht. ; Basanistes Mela- 

 noleucus, Smith ; B. Cissoides, Licht. ; Jard. and 

 Selby, 111. Orn., PI. 117. 



Entirely brown -black, with the exception of a white stripe 

 along the wings, some white feathers on the flanks, and a 

 white rump ; tail very prolonged ; general aspect of the 

 bird very robust. Length, 20i" ; wing, 6^" ; tail, 14". 



We received several of these birds from Colesberg, from our valued 

 correspondent, Mr. David Arnot. A Kafir in our employment stated 

 it was very common in his country, and replaced the fiscal there. We 

 have also received many specimens from Damaraland, and from the 

 Victoria Falls. 



Genus ENNEOCTORNIS, Boie. 

 Wings moderate and rather pointed, with the third quill 

 the longest ; tail moderate, and much rounded. The other 

 characters like those of Lanius. 



310. EnneOCtorniS ColluriO. (Linn) Lanius 

 CoUuTio, Gmel., Cuv., Vol. 1, p. 264 ; Lanius (Erugi- 

 nosus, Kl. ; UEcorcheur, Le Vail., Pi. 64 ; L. Spini- 

 torques, Becht. ; Gould., B. of Eur., PI, 69. 



Heap, and lower part of the back, light grey ; upper part 

 of back and wing-coverts, bright rust-red ; breast, belly, and 

 sides, pale rose colour ; throat white ; a stripe of black passes 

 from the bill through each eye ; two middle tail-feathers 

 black, the rest white at the base. Length, 7f " ; wing, 3^" ; 

 tail, 3" 2'". 



We have received this bird from Mr. Andersson, from Damaraland, 

 and from Mr. J. J. O'Eeilly, at GraafF-E,einet. Le Vaillant says it 

 inhabits the country about the Sunday and Zwartkops Hivers (Port 

 Elizabeth), Little and Great Namaqualand, and other places ; but not 

 near Cape Town. Nests in trees, in the forks of the branches near 

 the main trunk, and lays from three to six eggs. 



311. EnneOCtorniS RufuS ; Lanius Ru/us, Briss. ; 

 L. Pojneranus, Gm. ; L. Rujicollis, Shaw. ; L. Butilus, 

 Lath. ; La Pie-grieche Mousse, Le Vaillant, PI. 63; 

 Cuvier, Vol. 1, p. 263 ; Shaw, Vol. 7, p. 316 ; Lanius 

 Rujlceps, Becht. ; Gould's Birds of Europe, PI. 70 ; 

 The Woodchat 



Fore part of the head, ears, shoulder-feathers, and side of 

 neck, black ; a patch on the shoulder, throat, fore part of 

 neck, and breast, white ; as are also the belly and vent, but 



