360 Mr. Boyd Alexander on the 



which were varied now and again by a series of metallic 

 screeches. 



32. Graucalus preussi Reichen. 



Graucalus preussi Shelley, B. Afr. i. no. 682 (1896) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-1. B. iii. p. 291 (1901). 



Ad. ? . Mt. St. Isabel, November 17 ', 1902. 



Total length (measured in flesh) 8*7 inches, culmen 0*9, 

 wing 4*53, tail 4*3, tarsus 096. Iris black ; legs and feet 

 brownish black. 



Obtained at a height of 5000 feet. 



33. Laniarius foensis (Alex.). 



Dryoscopus poensis Alexander, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 37 

 (1903); Bocage, Jorn. Lisb. (2) vii. p. 40 (1903); Salvad. 

 Orn. Golfo cl. Guinea, iii. p. 103. 



Adult. Entire plumage glossy steel-black, with little or no 

 gloss on the abdomen and thighs; iris bluish black. The 

 female is smaller and somewhat less glossy, especially on the 

 under parts. 



Ad. J 1 . Total length 6*9 inches, culmen 0*85, wing 30, 

 r / tail 2*65, tarsus 1*15. {Type. Mt. St. Isabel, Nov. 2j§, 1902.) 



Ad. ? . Total length 6*4 inches, culmen 0*8, wing 2*9, 

 tail 26, tarsus 1*1. (Type. Mt. St. Isabel, Nov. 26, 1902.) 



The nearest ally is Laniarius nigerrimus Reichen. from 

 East Africa. 



We found this Shrike locally distributed in the vicinity of 

 the Peak, from a height of 4000 feet upwards. My col- 

 lector also obtained it at Moka. It is a shy bird, resorting 

 to the tops of the tall mountain trees or to the thickest brush- 

 wood, where it is more often heard than seen, uttering peculiar 

 vcntriloquial croaks in a constantly varied tone. 



We collected the following specimens : — 



a. Ad. ^. Near Bakaki, 4000 ft., Nov. 17, 1902. 



b. Ad. S 3 ■ Near Bakaki, 4000 ft., Nov. 20, 1902. 



c. Ad. <J . Type. Mt. St. Isabel, Nov. 25, 1902. 



d. Ad. ? . Type. Mt. St. Isabel, Nov. 26, 1902. 



e. Ad. S • Moka, Dec. 9, 1902. 

 /. Ad. <y. Moka, Dec. 15, 1902. 



