26 SHRIKE. 



to the rump black, more or less spotted, or mixed with white ; but 

 the feathers of the back in general have the ends white, margined 

 with black; wings black, on the middle of the coverts a large 

 triangular rufous white patch ; some of the middle second quills 

 outwardly marked with the same, appearing, when the wing is 

 expanded, as a longitudinal patch ; under parts of the body white, 

 streaked with ferruginous on the sides, breast, and belly ; tail black, 

 the ends of two or more of the outer feathers white, the exterior 

 white on the middle of the outer margin; legs brown. 

 Inhabits Africa ; communicated by Mr. Walcot. 



A. — Length six inches. Bill black; plumage in general dark 

 ash ; beneath paler, inclining to slate-colour ; most of the wing- 

 coverts fringed with white at the tips ; base of the feathers in the 

 middle of the back white, for more than half the length from the 

 base ; but the white does not appear, except the feathers are turned 

 aside; tail cuneiform, the two middle feathers plain, the rest fringed 

 with white at the tips; legs black. 



This seems to be a variety of the former, and inhabits the same 

 part of the world, but the tail is more cuneiform, in the other it is 

 only rounded at the end. 



20— RED-THROATED SHRIKE. 



Lanius gutturalis, Nat. Misc. p. 637, Daud. Ann. Mas. Nat. 



SIZE of the Red-backed Shrike. Bill stout, black ; plumage 

 in general olive green ; through the eye a line of black, of er it 

 yellow; front and shoulders yellow ; chin, throat, and vent red; on 

 the throat a crescent of black ; tail and legs black. 



Inhabits the lofty trees of Africa ; said to feed on berries. 



