500 
Mr. G. H. Gurnev on 
63. Nilaus minor. Lesser Bush-Shrike. 
Nilaus minor Sharpe. 
Iris brown ; bill very dark slate-blue; legs slate-coloured. 
The Lesser Bush-Shrike was very shy and not often 
seen. Specimens were obtained at the Thika River and at 
Kibwezi. 
64. Telephonus senegalensis. Red-winged Bush-Shrike. 
Telephonus senegalensis Shelley. 
Iris brown ; bill black ; legs slate-coloured. 
Specimens of the Red-winged Bush-Shrike were obtained 
near the Athi River. It was always found amongst the 
densest underwood and jungle, and, if I managed to flush 
it, would fly with two or three harsh metallic notes to the 
nearest available cover. One which I shot had in its bill a 
very large red beetle. 
65. Dryoscopus funebris. Slate-backed Bush-Shrike. 
Dryoscopus funebris Reichen. 
Iris brown; bill and legs black. 
This species was obtained only at Kibwezi. Its deep note, 
like the sound of a Jew's harp, was there heard from the 
thick Euphorbia- bush. 
66. Dryoscopus ^ethiopicus. Ethiopian Bush-Shrike. 
Dryoscopus cethiopicus (Gmel.). 
Amongst all the sounds in the bush, nothing is more 
striking than the note of the Ethiopian Bush-Shrike. It is 
one of the most conspicuous and attractive to be heard any¬ 
where, being full, round, metallic, and bell-like, in two 
cadences. The male bird always calls first, and is so 
quickly answered by the female that the hearer might 
suppose that all the notes were uttered by the same bird. 
This was a common species wherever we went in East 
Africa. 
67. Dryoscopus suahelicus. Puff-backed Bush-Shrike. 
Dryoscopus suahelicus Neum. 
Iris red ; bill black. 
A single female was shot at Nairobi. 
