from the Niger Region. 545 



the base of the primaries. The absence of a white patch on 

 the primaries appears to me the only character by which 

 L. badius can be separated from the European Wooclchat 

 Shrike, L. pomeranus ; but this character is a very striking 

 one. 



33. Laniarius barbarus. 



Lanius barbarus, Linn. S. N. i. p. 137 (1766). 

 Laniarius barbarus, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr. p. 107. 

 a. ? , Shonga : iris brown ; bill bluish black ; legs bluish 

 grey, b, not labelled. 



34. Dryoscopus gambensis. 



Lanius gambensis, Licht. Verz. Doubl. 1823, p. 48. 

 Dryoscopus gambensis, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr. p. 110. 

 a. ^, Lukoja : iris orange-yellow. 



35. Prionops plumatus. 



Lanius plumatus, Shaw, Gen. Zool. vii. 1809, p. 292, 



Prionops plumatus, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr, p. 107 ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. p. 320. 



a, Rabba {Greenshields) . 



This specimen agrees well with one in my own collection 

 from the Gambia. 



36. Bradyornis pallidus. 



Muscicapa pallida, Von Miill. Naum. i. pt. 4, 1851, p. 28. 



Bradyornis pallidus, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. p. 310. 



Bradyornis modestus, Shelley, Ibis, 1873, p. 140. 



a. ^, Loko. This bird is in immature plumage : it agrees 

 perfectly with a specimen in my own collection from the 

 White Nile {Emin Bey). 



37. Pachyprora senegalensis. 



Muscicapa senegalensis, Linn. S. N. i. 1766, p. 327. 

 Platystira senegalensis, Hartl. Orn. W.Afr. p. 93. 

 Batis^ senegalensis, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iv. p. 134. 

 a. ^ , Lukoja : iris bright yellow. 



* Batis has been previously used in botauy. 



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