of a Zoological Collect io?i math in Sumatra. Part II. 305 



without ferruginous shade. Upper tail-coverts also white. 

 A black stripe on the cheeks. Tail rather short, and without 

 white. Wings extending to half the length of the tail. 



4. LANIUS Stbiga*. 



BuRONG KAPAS KAPAS. ^ u J\£= Zj*s 



Is a smaller and more delicately-formed bird than the last, six 

 inches and a half in length, and has the tail proportionally 

 longer. Bill considerably shorter, smaller, and slightly arched. 

 The crown of the head and back are of a shining blueish- 

 black. The wing-coverts are of the same colour, but edged 

 and tipped with fine white. The remiges are black, with a 

 very narrow line of white on their outer edges ; the rectrices 

 also black, with white tips. The rump and upper tail-coverts 

 light blueish-grey ; a shade of which colour also appears on 

 the breast, while the throat and abdomen are white. The 

 cheeks are white, crossed by a black stripe from the bill to the 

 neck. In the female the colours have a browner tinge, are 

 less defined, and the glossy black of the head and back is 

 entirely wanting. 



5. LANIUS DIVARICATUS. 

 BERIBBA BURONG LILIN. ^^AJ cjjj toji 



About seven inches in length ; tail as long as the body, and 

 forked ; upper-feathers blackish ; lower ones white. The bill 

 is straight, hooked, and notched at the point. The colour 

 above is grey, becoming brown on the wings ; below white. 

 A black stripe from the bill to the eyes. 

 Found at Singapore ; but it is also known in Sumatra. The 



above is the description of the female. 



* Ceblephyris Strisa. Horsfield. p. 145. 



6. LANIUS 



