PHONEUS BADIUS 291 
bird the white bases to all the primaries are conspicuous, the 
black forehead is slightly indicated ; while the crown, nape and 
under parts are strongly vermiculated with brown, and the 
scapulars and rump are cream coloured. This bird was killed 
on the 11th of March, a late date if ZL. auriculatus (i.e. P. 
senator) is considered to be only a winter visitor to West 
Africa. At the same time fully adult males were procured, the 
last on May 4, 1901. At Gambaga in March a pronounced 
visitation of males in full plumage took place. They were no 
doubt retiring northwards to Kurope. Still it is quite possible, 
though further dates are required, that a certain number 
remain in Africa to breed. ‘This would account for our 
young birds, almost in nestling plumage, being obtained in 
March.” 
Phoneus badius. 
Lanius badius, Hartl. J. f. O. 1854, p. 100 Gold Coast ; Gadow, Cat. B. M. 
viii. p. 285 (1883); Ogilvie-Grant, Nov. Zool. 1902, p. 465; 
Kleinschmidt, Orn. Monatsb. 1901, p. 169, Sardinia and Corsica ; 
Alexander, Ibis, 1902, p. 310 Gold Coast Colony. 
Lanius pomeranus badius, Schiebel, J. f. O. 1906, p. 194, pl. H. fig. 5. 
Phoneus badius, Shelley, B. Afr, i. No. 706 (1896). 
Lanius senator badius, Reichen. Vog. Afr. ii. 626 (1903); id. Mitt]. Zool. 
Mus. Berlin, v. p. 223 Camaroon. 
Adult male. Differs from the last two species in not having the base of 
the primaries white, in having the upper tail-coverts deep grey, and the 
white on the tail of less amount, it being almost confined to the three outer 
pairs of feathers. The bill also is larger and paler than in P. senator. Iris 
brown ; bill bluish black fading into yellowish flesh-colour at the gape and 
basal half of lower mandible, feet black. Total length 7:4 inches, culmen 
0:65, wing 4°15, tail 3°7, tarsus 0:9. Abokobi, 26. 2. 72 (Shelley). 
Hartlaub’s Woodchat’ Shrike breeds in the islands of 
Corsica and Sardinia and migrates south to West Africa in 
winter. 
The species was described by Hartlaub many years ago 
from the Gold. Coast and the type is in the Bremen Museum. 
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