LANIID^K 151 



187. Pomatorhynchus trivirgatus (Smith). Three-streaked 

 Bush-Shrike. 



Telophonus trivirgatus, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 94. 

 Telcphoniis trivirgatus, Qurney, Birds Daniar., Proc. Zool. See. 

 18C4, p. 3. 

 ,, „ Andersson, ibid. p. 5. 



Telophonus trivirgatus, Layai-d's Cat. No. 314. 

 Lanius trivirgatus, Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 394. 

 Telephonus trivirgatus, Finsch & Hartlauh's Vcigel 0.<(t-Afrika's, 



p. 338. 

 Pomatorhynchus trivirgatus, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 6053. 

 Telephorms erythropterus (part.), Sharpe's Oat. No. 489. 



This species is by no means uncommon in Southern 

 Damara Land, and it also occurs in the parts adjacent ; 

 it confines itself to dense thickets or low bushes, where 

 it hops about incessantly, flitting rapidly from twig to 

 twig, and passing out of sight directly you have caught 

 a glimpse of it. It is generally found either singly or 

 in pairs. 



Two nests of these birds, which I found in the month 

 of January, were composed of stalks of plants loosely 

 put together and lined with stalks of a softer kind. One 

 nest was placed very low in a low bush, the other about 

 5 feet from the ground in a thorn bush ; each nest con- 

 tained three eggs. 



The iris in this species is purplish, with a narrow 

 greyish ring round the pupil; the bill is black; the 

 legs and toes brownish lead-colour. 



[In the present as in the preceding species some differences of 

 size are observable between different individuals ; but the average 

 measurements are decidedly less than those of the preceding 

 species, as will be seen by the following Table, for the materials 

 of which I am again chiefly indebted to the kindness of Mr. E,. 

 B. Sharpe. 



