324 LANIARIUS ATROCOCCINEUS 
industriously for insects and their larve, and, while thus 
occupied, occasionally utters pleasant clear ringing notes, 
but with the prelude of a harsh guttural sound. This species 
builds its nest in the fork of a tree, constructing it roughly 
of the inner bark of trees, with a few grasses interlaced, but 
without any softer lining. I have found the nest in the more 
northern parts of Damaraland as early as November; but 
one which I met with at Omapja contained two fresh eggs 
on January 8.” 
North of the Cunene River in the Mossamedes province of 
Angola specimens were collected by Anchieta at Huilla, 
Gambos, Kiulo and Humbe, all on the high plateau of the 
interior. 
Laniarius atrocroceus was founded by Trimen on a 
Shrike shot by the late Dr. Bradshaw on the Upper Limpopo 
sixty miles south-east of Shoshong. It resembles in every 
respect L. atrococcineus, except that the under parts are a 
rich yellow instead of crimson. Only the single example 
now in the South African Museum is known; and as it was 
obtained in the country where the red-breasted form com- 
monly occurs, there can be hardly any doubt that it is a 
variation or mutation and not a distinct species. 
Two eggs in the British Museum, taken by Andersson at 
Otjimbinque in Damaraland, are of regular oval shape and 
moderately glossy. They are cream coloured, spotted and 
blotched with pale brown and lavender, more thickly at the 
broader end. They measure 0°94 X 0°7 and 0°91 x 0°65. 
There are examples of this species in the British Museum 
from the following localities: Cape Colony—Vryburg and 
Kuruman (Woosnam) ; Bechwanaland—Palachwe (Jameson), 
Bamangwato (Buckley); Tvransvaal—Rustenburg (Lucas), 
Crocodile River and Elands River (Oates) ; S. Rhodesta—Maka- 
laka country and Zambesi Falls district (Bradshaw) ; German 
