Identifier: birdsofafricacom52shel (find matches)
Title: The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Shelley, G. E. (George Ernest), 1840-1910 Sclater, W. L. (William Lutley), 1863-1944 Grönvold, Henrik, 1858-1940
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: London, Published for the author by R.H. Porter (18 Princes Street, Cavendish Square, W.)
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ore extensivecinnamon of the flanks. Wing 3-6 inches. Sheikh, 1. 2. 97 (LortPhillips). Hilgerts Eosy-patched Shrike is confined to Somaliland.It is very nearly allied to B. cruentus, which it replaces inSomaliland, and it is not known from beyond the limits of thatcountry. In its more northern range Sir Alfred Pease metwith the species in the low country often in family parties offrom eight to ten individuals, and Erlanger procured specimensat Zeila, also in the Ennia and Arussi Gallalands and atUmfudu on the Juba Eiver. Mr. Lort Phillips writes (Ibis,1896, p. 77): This lovely Bush-Shrike is to be met with inall open spaces on the Goolis, as it seems to avoid the thicketsaltogether. It is far from shy and may be seen towards sun-down in small parties, going through the most ridiculousantics. They chase each other solemnly round and roundsome big stone with outstretched wings and tail, or else perchon a dead bough, bob up and down to each other, and all the THE BIRDS OF AFRICA, PL.LIV.
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1. Rho doptioneus hilgerte.2 & 3 c atheiaagxaenus. RHODOPHONEUS CATHEMAGMENUS 395 time utter t^YO metallic notes such as might be produced bya childs mouth-organ. During this pantomime they seem tobe in a state of ecstasy, and may be approached within a fewyards before they appear to be conscious of ones presence.He further writes (Ibis, 1898, p. 405): We found thisbeautiful and most conspicuous Shrike plentiful from theBerbera Plains up to about 8,000 feet on Wagga Mountain.Mr. Hawker procured specimens at Jifa Medir and Godgul,and writes (Ibis, 1899, p. 68): This Bush-Shrike was verycommon all through Somaliland. It makes a great variety ofcalls and is a good ventriloquist. It can run very fast, and ifone is winged it is almost impossible to catch it among thebushes. Erlanger found a nest with three eggs near Gobele inEnnia Gallaland on May 26, 1900. It was well hidden inthick bush and was built of dry sticks and resembled that ofa dove in its flat top and thinness. The eggs are

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