ORANGE-BREASTED BUSH-SHRIKE. 245 
much resembling this, but ours is as unlike a Vanga 
as it is a Corvus, and therefore we esteem it new. 
The beautiful golden yellow of the under plumage, 
especially the orange of the breast, renders it very 
conspicuous. 
Of its habits unfortunately we know nothing, hut 
its structure gives some intimation of what they are. 
Like the. other species of Malacotiotus, the wings 
are short and rounded ; thus proving that the birds 
of this genus do not fly at or pursue their prey in 
the maimer of the true Shrikes ; and yet the shape 
of the bill, when compared to that of the more typi- 
cal Bush-shrikes, would lead us to suspect that this 
organ was used to tear their food. The general 
structure, however, particularly the great inequality 
of the lateral toes, shows its intimate connexion to 
Malaconotus. 
Size of the common red-hacked Shrike ( L. col- 
lurio ). Front of the head yellow, extending in a 
stripe over each eye-brow, but not so far as the ears ; 
from the front to the middle of the hack the plu- 
mage is clear cinereous or light slate colour, which 
extends to the ears, side^ of the neck, and the space 
between the eye and bill ; all the rest of the uppei 
plumage is bright yellowish olive ; the concealed 
parts of the quills being brown, and the tips of the 
greater covers, secondaries, tertials, and lateral tail- 
feathers yellowish white. The whole of the under 
parts are of a full and bright yellow, of uniform 
depth, except on the breast, where it deepens into 
rich orange ; the bill and claws are black. 
