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No. 2. Lanius Cubla.
This I have no hesitation in considering as the Hottniqua Shrike ofDr. Latham, and Le Cubla of Le Vaillant, pi. 72, with which it agrees inalmost every point, except that the black of the head runs down to thebeak only in a point on the front, all between the eyes and the nostrils oneach side being of a dingy white ; this colour also extends higher up theback than these authors appear to represent it; and though the feathers areextremely silky and soft in their texture, the white upon them is by nomeans clear or dazzling; but, like the same colour upon the edges of thewing coverts, is strongly tinged with ] pale brown. I conclude it to be ayoung male, not entirely arrived at his full plumage.
No. 3. Lanius Ferrugineus, Far.
This, on the whole, I consider only as a further variety of Dr. Latham’sferruginous bellied Shrike, asqhey perfectly agree in size, length, and in thegeneral character of the plumage. In the present specimen, however, thehead, upper part of the back, and the tail, are black, not brown-black as inthe other bird ; the scapulars and lower part of the back, with the rump,also appear black, but on the feathers being lifted up, each is found to havea large white spot towards the end, with a deepish fringe of greyish black;these feathers are of a very light, loose texture, and appear to have an addi-tional tuft of a light waving nature, nearly as long as the feather springingfrom the same shaft on its under side. The chin and throat are white, the restof the under parts cream colour. On the coverts of the wings is a length-ened spot of white parallel to the edge ; the quills are plain black ; thelegs are strong, and of a blueish lead colour; claws dark, hind claw crookedand strong; the bill, from the gape to the tip, is not quite an inch long,rather compressed ; the tail is a little rounded in shape.
No. 4. Lanius humeralis , or White shouldered Shrike.
The bill in this bird is three quarters of an inch from the tip to the gape,and not quite half an inch to the front; the depth from the upper to theunder edge of the bill is about one quarter of an inch. The general colourof the plumage appears nearly to agree with No. 3; but the black is