140 BIRDS OF DAMAEA LAND. 



and the Orange Kiver on the south. It is nowhere 

 numerous, but is scarcer near the last-named river than 

 in the other localities above referred to. Its usual resorts 

 are forests or large trees, amongst which it hops about 

 incessantly in search of insects. I do not think that I 

 have ever seen more than a pair together. 



The iris is a fine rich brown, with a very slight tint 

 of red ; the bill varies somewhat with age ; but in a male 

 in perfect plumage the upper mandible was very dark 

 horn-colour, the under livid blue ; the legs are greenish 

 blue, the toes somewhat darker. 



Measurements of a female : 



in. lin. 



Entire length 59 



Length of folded wing 34 



tarsus 10i 



middle toe ..... 7 



tail 24 



bill , 9 



177. EuTOCephaluS angltitimens, Smith. Southern White-headed 

 Shrike. 



Eurocephalus anguitimens. Cat. of South-African Mus. (1837) p. 27. 

 Strickland & Sclater, Birds Darnar., 



Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 145. 

 Layard's Cat. No. 318. 



Sharpe's Cat. No. 485. 



This bird is pretty common in Damara Land and in 

 the parts adjacent, including the Lake-regions. In the 

 neighbourhood of the Okavango I observed single indi- 

 viduals perched on the highest and most conspicuous 

 boughs of trees, from whence they would dart on passing 

 winged insects ; but in the other localities where I met 

 with this species I found it associated in considerable 



