244 YELLOW CROWNED BUSH- SHRIKE. 



species to the typical Shrikes, and is followed by 

 such birds as M . erythropterus, &c. 



Size of a small thrush. The upper parts of the 

 head and neck are olive-yellow, leaving the sides of 

 the head, ears, and neck of the same glossy black- 

 ness as the rest of the upper plumage ; the feathers 

 of the back are very long, remarkably soft, and 

 marked internally with a white spot, only to be seen 

 when they are lifted up. The under plumage, as 

 far as the belly, is of the richest crimson ; the chin 

 having an orange tinge ; and the thighs, belly, and 

 under tail-covers clear buff; the wings are shorter 

 than the under tail-covers, and, with the bill and feet, 

 deep black ; the latter, however, have a blueish tinge. 



Total length, 9 inches ; bill from the gape, 1 ; 

 wings, 4 T % ; tail beyond, 3^ ; from the base, 4^ ; 

 tarsus, !. 



ORANGE-BREASTED BUSH-SHRIKE. 



Malaconotus chrysagaster, SWAINS. 

 PLATE XXV. 



Above yellowish olive ; head, neck, and interscapulars cine- 

 reous ; front, eye-brows, and plumage beneath, rich yellow ; 

 breast orange. 



THIS beautiful little Shrike is not only one of the 

 rarest birds of Senegal, but is one of the most beau- 

 tiful yet discovered. "We have been told that a 

 species of Vanga, has been recently described very 



