Family LANIIDAE. 



Lanius senator L. — Woodchat Shrike. 



(Plate 9, fig. a-c). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 34, No. 77), 



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dull greenish; brownish yellow; sometimes 

 almost pure white or creamcoloured. 



grey or greenish brown; those lying deeper 

 are grey in appearance. 



23 >: 17.3 millimetres. 



0.203 gram. 



fine. 



varying between short-oval, obtuse or more 

 elongated. 



consists of vegetable material, lined with 

 hair, feathers or wool, and embellished 

 with green and flowering, often fragant 

 plants. 



In young trees and shrubs. 



5-6. 



May — June. 



about 14 days. 



