. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. XXX TAILS AND WINGS AS NUPTIAL LIVERY 373 Colies have a bad reputation among the settlers, because they steal ripe fruit. The plumage of the cock and hen are almost identical. The colies dart about in Hocks of six, eight, or ten. The Masai use the skin of the mouse-bird to decorate their A Shrike (Lanius humeralis), very common aroiinJ Nairobi ; it is very fond of sitting on a prominent branch of a dry, leafless, prickly acacia. In
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. XXX TAILS AND WINGS AS NUPTIAL LIVERY 373 Colies have a bad reputation among the settlers, because they steal ripe fruit. The plumage of the cock and hen are almost identical. The colies dart about in Hocks of six, eight, or ten. The Masai use the skin of the mouse-bird to decorate their A Shrike (Lanius humeralis), very common aroiinJ Nairobi ; it is very fond of sitting on a prominent branch of a dry, leafless, prickly acacia. In the vicinity of the railway it prefers to perch on a telegraph wire. This shrike has the same habits as the Knglish butcher bird and keeps a larder. Slirikes are sure to attract attention. The Scarlet- bellied Bush-Shrike is common in the thorn-orchards of the Sudan; it has a flute-like note, usually uttered from a thorn bush. The l^lack and white shrike, like our butcher bird, keeps a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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