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because the species is generally incorrectly attributed to 

 Vieillot or Latbam, instead of to Gmelin. A drawing 

 of the bird was brought from Abyssinia by Bruce, and 

 on this drawing Buffon founded his " Merle noir et blanc 

 d' Abyssinia," on the description of which both Gmelin's 

 Turdus CBthiopicus and Vieillot's Lanius CBthiopicus were 

 founded. 



There can be no doubt also, I think, that this is the 

 Lanius ferrugineus, var. of Stanley. 



88. L. gambensis (Licht). 



Lanius garnihensis, Lioht. Verz. d. Doubl. p. 48. 

 ? i, ciMa, Stanley, Salt's Journey, App. p. li. 

 Dryoseopus cuhla, Eiipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 226. 



Iris pale reddish orange (burnt sienna), bill and legs 

 bluish grey. 



Only seen on the Anseba. A bird of very shy retired 

 habits, much more so than the last species. I did not 

 hear its voice. Dimensions of a pair : — 



Wing. Tail. T»i-sus. Bill, 

 in. in. in. in. 



Male 3-6 31 0-95 07 



Female 3'4 3'05 0-9 07 



The male has the top and sides of the head and neck 

 black, with greenish reflections, tail also black. In the 

 female these parts are dusky brown. The underparts 

 are purer white in the male. 



89. L. cruentus (H. and Ehr.). 



Lanius cruentus, Hemp, and Ehr., Symb. Phys., Atos, t. iii. 

 Lanius cruentatus, Eiipp. Neu. Wirb. p. 31. 

 Laniarius cruentus, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 227. 



Iris pearl grey, bill dusky, legs greeriish horny. 



