20 SHRIKE. 



12— BLANCHOT SHRIKE. 



La Pie-griesche Blanchot, Levail. Afr. vi. 122, pi. 285. 



SIZE of the Mavis. Bill with a very conspicuous notch, and 

 legs lead-colour ; top of the head, and neck behind slaty grey ; the 

 forehead white ; the rest of the upper parts greyish olive-colour ; 

 wing coverts, for the most part, edged with brimstone yellow ; quills 

 dusky, with brimstone margins ; all the under parts of the bird oker 

 yellow ; the tail long and rounded ; the wings reach about a quarter 

 of an inch from the base. 



This was brought from Senegal by M. Blanchot, the Governor, 

 and in the cabinet of M. Raye de Break el erwaert, of Amsterdam. 



13.— MALIMBIC SHRIKE. 



La Pie-griesche Perrin, Levail. Afr. vi. 124. pi. 286. 



ABOUT the size of the Ceylon Thrush, to which, in the 

 distribution of colours, it bears not an ill resemblance. The bill and 

 legs are black, the former made similar to those of many Thrushes, 

 but with very small appearance of a notch ; the forehead full yellow, 

 passing a little way over each eye, and ending in a point; the 

 plumage on the upper parts of the body and wings, sides, and thighs, 

 deep green; from the nostrils, through the eye, a black streak, 



