304 Sir T. S. Raffles\s Descriptive Catalogue 



Turclus. A more accurate comparison in Europe can only de- 

 termine this point ; and in the mean time the following notice 

 of the specimens in the collection may be sufficient for general 

 reference. 



1. LANIUS Bentet*. 



Burong Papa, orTiup Api. ^\ UL> US £yj 



Is perhaps a variety of the Lanius Excubitor, and is very com- 

 mon in the Malay countries and islands. 



Bill very strong, and deeply notched ; sides of the abdomen 

 and lower part of the back tinged with ferruginous. Total 

 length about nine inches ; tail longer than the body. 



2. LANIUS superciliosus, Lath. 



Has the same strongly- notched beak as the preceding; and, 

 like it, has also the point of the lower mandible turned upwards, 

 which approximates them to those called Vauga by Buffon. 



It is smaller than the former, being little more than seven inches 

 in length, and is diiferently coloured. The upper parts are 

 of a light fulvous or ferruginous-brown ; the lower white, with 

 a ferruginous shade towards the vent. The back and wings 

 are sometimes mottled. The cheeks are marked with a broad 

 black stripe, from the bill extending behind the eyes. Tail 

 not so long as the body. 



3. LANIUS GULARIS. 



BAROU BaROU. Tjj\j 



Is about seven inches in length, and has the bill straighter, 

 weaker, and less deeply notched than the two former. Co- 

 lour above a cinereous or blueish-grey ; beneath white, and 



* Lanim Bentct. Horsfield, p. 144. 



without 



