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In one, supposed to be the other sex, the black inclines to dusky ; 

 it differs only in having the puff-like tuft ash-colour instead of white ; 

 the under parts also are sullied white. 



Inhabits Africa ; in the collection of Mr. Bullock, and seems to 

 have much affinity with the White-backed, or last described. 



29— ABYSSINIAN SHRIKE. 



LENGTH ten inches. Bill black ; beneath, from the chin, 

 white, inclining to buff towards the throat ; lower part of the back 

 ash- colour ; rump buff-coloured white ; between the wings and body 

 a stripe of white ; the rest of the body black ; the outmost quill is 

 about half the length of the adjoining, and the third longest of all; 

 the first seven or eight marked with a white spot, not far from the 

 base, forming a patch on the wing ; the tail greatly cuneiform, the 

 two middle feathers five inches long, the outer only two inches and a 

 half; the four middle wholly black, the others white for some length 

 at the ends, increasing as'they are more outward ; the exterior chiefly 

 white, except the shafts, which are black ; under wing coverts white, 

 with a dusky patch in the middle ; legs black. 



In the collection of Mr. Salt ; brought from Abyssinia. 



VOL. II. 



