330 SILENT SHRIKE. 



forming an upright crest : seems allied to the 

 Weebong Shrike. 



OLIVE SHRIKE. 



Lanius olivaceus. L. oUvaceus, subtus luteus, fascia oculari 

 elongata nigra, cauda subcmeata lateribus luteis, 



Olive Shrike, luteous beneath, with lengthened black eye- 

 stripe, and subcuneated tail with luteous sides. 



L'Oliva. Levaill. ois. 



Size, according to Levaillant*s plate, that of the 

 common white Wagtail, and with tail of similar 

 proportion, but slightly cuneated at the end: bill 

 black; legs brown. In its first year the upper 

 part of the head is blackish, the breast dull ferru- 

 ginous, and the belly whitish. The female is olive- 

 brown above, with cinereous head; and beneath 

 of a whitish ochre-colour. Native of the interior of 

 Africa. 



; SILENT SHRIKE. 



Lanius silens. L. niger, subtus albusy remigibus secundariis 



latere albis, cauda subcuneatu albo-marginata. 

 Black Shrike, white beneath, with the secondary wing-feathers 



white on the outside, and subcuneated tail edged with white. 

 Le Pie-grieche silencieuse. Levaill. ois. 



Native of the interior of Africa and the Cape 

 of Good Hope: size rather larger than that of the 

 Wood-Chat: bill and legs black. The female is 

 rather smaller, of a duller or browner black, and 



