( 480 ) 

 49. Laniiis nigriceps subsji. longicaudatus. 



LatiiitK ItinijiriimhittiK GouIiJ, P. Z. N, IHo'i. p. 151 (Siam) nom. nuil. 



Birds from Siam, aud apparently also from Cocliiii Cliiua, diltur smiiewhat 

 iVimi typical L. nigriceps iu the uniform deep chestnut of the back and u|)per jiarts, 

 this colour comuicucini; immediately after the black of the hindiicck, and in 

 jiossessiiig a lonj^'er aud more graduated tail. Ou the whole, too, the white at 

 the base of the jirimary ijuills is more extensive. 



Total length ca. lo-.j iu. ; wing 3'8., tail 5"8, tarsus 1'15. 



•")<i. Lanius nasutus. 



Pie-ijriiilte d'Aiitiijiic Soiiiicrat., /'"//. .V. Gnhiec, p. 114 PI. 7n (ITTll) (Aiitigu;i, 1. of Panay, 



Philippines). 

 Lttninn iiiij'iilii.i Scop., Del. Fhir. Faun. Ifisubi: ii. p. S.'i (1786) (Panay) ; Waldou, 7V. .2. S. ix. 



p. lli'.l (Zebu). 

 Luiihi.i inilii/iiaiiim Gniel., .S. .V. i. p. 'S)\ (1788) (Panay). 

 Laiiiii.1 rephiiliiiiirhix Bona])., l{ci\ cl Mm/. Zuol. 185."). p. 436 (Mauila). 

 Liiiihis rrjiltfduiticla--^ Gaduw, t. c. p. "26'.'. 



Adult mall' anil fiimale. — Dill'er I'rom /,. nii/rirejix in having (lie back grey 

 and the rump aud u])per tail-c(jverts generally of a paler chestnut ; occasiipually the 

 rnfons of the rumji extends more or less on to the back. 



Total length ca. 9'5 in. ; wing l>.j — 30, tail 4'.'3 — ii, tarsus 1 •!.">. 



Immalavi' birds. — Have the chestnut of the back extending nearly to the black 

 of the hinducck. 



The nesfliiii/ resembles the nestling of L. lu/jricejis. 



Hab. riiilippine Islands and North Borneo. 



ol. Lanius fuscatus. 



Luiihinfiisiidiin Lessou, Traili- iVdrii. p. Ii7.'l (IKIil) ; (iadow, t. c. p. "26.S. 

 Liiniux /((i/iibi-is Hartl., J.,/'. >). 1855. p. -'62 (China). 

 Luitltis me.hiiilhi's Swiuh., Ibis, 1H67. p. 4(15 (Amoy). 



Adult in I'reslili/ moulted phimage. — Crown aud liiudneck ihu'k grey, shading 

 into grey tinged with rnlbus on the back, the rufous tint being more iironouuced on 

 the rump and upper tail-coverts, which iu some specimens are distinctly dull rnst- 

 colonr, while in others, ajtparently worn birds, they are grey ; a few feathers across 

 the middle of the back blackish ; band across the forehead (ca. 0-.") in. wide), lores, 

 feathers round the eye, ear-coverts and entire chin and throat siuoky black, under 

 parts smoky brown, tinged with rusty ou the sides, flanks and under tail-coverts ; 

 thighs black ; scapulars, wings and tail brownish black, with very narri>w teriuinal 

 margins of whitish buff. 



Total length cii. '.)■."> in.; wing 4 — 4-1, tail ."i-l— o-:i, tarsus ]-3. 



IJab. South-East ('liitui and Hainan. 



i)2. Lanius tigrinus. 



Liiiihis liijiiiiiis Drapiez, Dirl. Clu^s. IIUI. Nut. xiii. p. WIA (18-'8); id., Dhi. Cla«s. Sri. Nul. viii. 



p. Ii:i5 (1842) (Java) ; Gadow, t. c. p. 2811. 

 Liiiiiiis iiiriiiiiirii«tris Less, in Bc'langer, Voy. lull. Orknl. p. 251 (18.'!4) (India). 

 LitiiuiK slrii/iiliis Eyton. /'. Z. S. 18:i'.l. p. 10.^ (Malay Peninsula). 

 Luninxfrruj- Drapiez, Diit. CliixK. Hist. Xat. xiii. p. ,'>2.'i ( 18-_'8) : id., I lift. Clii^s. Set. Xut. viii. p. 636 



(1842) (Java). 

 EmieoctuiiiiK ciuatsirostris (Kuhl) ; Bonap., Consp. At: i. p. 362 (1850) (Java). 



