The SCARLET SHRIKE (_Laniarius erythrogaster_), a species inhabiting
Eastern Africa, and replaced in the western and southern portions of that
continent by a somewhat similar species (the _Laniarius barbarus_), is
of an uniform glossy black on the upper portion of the body; the under
side, with the exception of the brownish yellow hump, is of a brilliant
scarlet; the eye is yellow, beak black, and foot lead-grey. The length
of this bird is nine, and its breadth thirteen inches; the wing measures
four and the tail three inches and a half. The plumage of the _Laniarius
barbarus_ is exactly similar, if we except a dull yellow patch upon the
top of its head.