72% 
SENEGAL 
Shr. 
DxsckiPrion, 
I WARGS 
3. 
BARBARY 
Shr. 
Dzscriprion. 
Pract. 
S$) HR. be KEE 
Lanius Senegalus, Ind. Orn. 1. p. 74. 24. 
Le Tchagra, Lewaill. O/f ii. p. 81. pl. 70. fi 1. B 
Senegal Shrike, Gen, Syn. i. p. 162. 6. 
HE defcription given in the Gen. Synopfis, accords intirely with 
the bird in queftion: the female is rather fmaller than the ma/e, 
and the top of the head is not black, in other things it agrees with 
the male, except in the colours being lefs brilliant; whilft young 
both fexes are cinereous brown, but paler than in adult age, and the 
white inclines to rufous. 
This is found at the Cape of Good Hope, about the river Gamtoos, 
and from thence to Caffraria, alfo at Senegal, for it feems to be the - 
fame with that called by Buffon, in the Planches. Enluminées, Pie 
gricfche a téte noire du Senegal *, it is faid to make the neft among the 
bufhes, and to lay as far as five eges {potted with brown. 
Wanius barbarus, Ind. Orz. i. p. 79, 45« 
Le Gonolek, Levaill. O:/. ti. p. 78. pl. 69. 
Barbary Shrike, Gen. Syn. i, p. 173. 23. 
HE female is rather fmaller than the male; the crown of the 
head only is yellow, with a tinge of green, and the red on the 
belly lefs brilliant. 
In one prefented to the Britifh Mufeum, by Mtr. Schottes the whole 
plumage is black, except the crown and thighs, which are yellow; 
but the belly red: this appears to me to be a young male. 
Mr. Levaillant met with the Gonolek at the Cape of Good Hope, in 
the country of the Great Namaqua, but it does not appear to be very 
common. The individuals feen by him, did not appear to have any 
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