140 BIRDS OF DAMABA LAND. 



and the Orange River on the south. It is nowhere 

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

 in the other locahties 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. Ha. 



Entire length 5 9 



Length of folded wing 3 4 



„ tarsus ... ... lOj 



„ middle toe 7 



„ tail 2 4 



biU 9 



177. Eurocephalus anguitimens, Smitt. Southern White-headed 

 Shrike. 



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

 „ „ Strickland & Sclater, Birds Damar., 



Oontr. Om. 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 



