LA XI ID. E. 



Genus RHODOPHONEUS, Heugl. 



Rhodophoneus cruentus (Hempr. fy .Mr.). 



(Plate XII. fig. 15.) 



Laniarius cruentatus, Blyth, Rep. Cull. Somali Co. 6 ; Sclater, Ibis, 1800, 



p. 247. 

 Laniarius cruentus, Btanf. Geol. fy Zool. Abyss, p. 342 ; Gadow, Cat. Birds 



B. M. viii. p. 152 (1883). 

 Rhodophoneus cruentus, Antinori fy Salvad. Viayg. Boyos, p. 85 ; Sharpe, 



Hand-L iv. p. 293 (1903). 



Two eggs of the Crimson-breasted Bush-Shrike are of a long, 

 pointed oval form and slightly glossed. The ground-colour is of a 

 deep greenish blue, sparsely spotted and blotched with rufous-brown 

 and lavender, the markings being larger and more numerous towards 

 the larger end. The eggs measure respectively T05 by '71 and 

 1-06 by -75. 



1. Soudan. Major H. VV. Dunn [P.I. 



1. Ogayeh Wells, W. Kordofan. Major H. W. Dunn [P.], 



-Genus LANIARIUS, Vieill. 



Laniarius rufiventris, Siuains. 



(Plate XIII. fig. 6.) 



Laniarius ferruginous, Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p 393 



(1875-84). 



Dryoscopus rutiveutris, Gadoiv, Cat. Birds B.M. viii. p. 134 (1883). 

 Drvoscopus ferrugineus, Stark Sf Sclater. Fauna S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 27 



,(1901). 

 Laniarius rufiventris, Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 293 (1903). 



The eggs of the Greater Puff-backed Bush-Shrike are of a regular 

 oval shape and moderately glossy. They are of a pale blue colour, 

 speckled with reddish brown and lavender. The markings at the 

 broad end are more or less confluent and form a cap. Two 

 examples measure respectively : *97 by '72 ; 1-1 by '77. 



2. South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 



Laniarius atrococcineus (Burch.). 

 (Plate XIII. fig. 16.) 



Laniarius atrococcineus, Anderss. Birds Damara-land, p. 144 (1872) ; 

 Sharpe, ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. .389 (1875-84) ; Gadow, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. viii. p. 152 (1883) ; Stark # Sclater, Fauna 

 S. Africa, Birds, ii. p. 31 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-L iv. p. 295 (1903). 



The eggs of the Black-and-Oimson Shrike, taken by Mr. 

 Andersson, are of a regular oval shape and moderately glossy. 

 They are cream-coloured, spotted and blotched with pale brown and 

 lavender, the broad end being more densely covered than the other 

 parts. They measure respectively : -94 by '7 ; '91 by -65. 



2. Otjirnbinque, Damara-land (C. J. Crowley Bequest. 

 Anderson: Tristram Coll.). 



