244 YELLoVr CROWNED BUSH- SHRIKE. 
species to the typical Shrikes, and is followed by 
such birds as M. erythropterus, See. 
Size of a small thrush. The upper parts of the 
head and neck are olive-yellow, leaving the sides of 
the head, ears, and neck of the same glossy black- 
ness as the rest of the upper plumage ; the feathers 
of the back are very long, remarkably soft, and 
marked internally with a white spot, only to be seen 
when they are lifted up. The under plumage, as 
far as the belly, is of the richest crimson ; the chin 
having an orange tinge ; and the thighs, belly, and 
under tail-covers clear buff ; the wings are shorter 
than the under tail-covers, and, with the bill and feet, 
deep black : the latter, however, have a blueish tinge. 
Total length, 9 inches ; bill from the gape, 1 ; 
wings, 4 t % ; tail beyond, 3| ; from the base, 4,*- ; 
tarsus, 1 J 
ORANGE-BREASTED BUSH-SHRIKE. 
Malacomtus chrysagaster, Swains. 
PLATE XXV. 
Above yellowish olive ; head, neck, and interseapiilars cine- 
reous ; front, eye-brows, and plumage beneath, rich yellow ; 
breast orange. 
This beautiful little Shrike is not only one of the 
rarest birds of Senegal, but is one of the most beau- 
tiful yet discovered. We have been told that a 
species of Vanga has been recently described very 
