380 nUR}fA, ITS PEOPLE AXD PRODUCTIOXS. 



ARTAMINJE. 

 A single species only of the swallow shrikes occiirs in Hindostan, though they 

 ore more numerous iu Australia. Some of the Australian species, says Jerdon, liave 

 a remarkable habit of clustering like bees. 



Artamus fcsccs, Vieill. Arakan. Pegu. Tenasscdm. 



This species, remarks Hume, is a rare straggler in Tenasserim. 

 A. LECcoitnYNCnus, L. ^Lndamans. 



Family Laniidse. 



The typical shrikes are birds of mcjderate size, feeding mainly on insects, and 

 even small birds and mammals, wliich they sometimes impale on thorns. 



L.iNius TEruiiONOTUs, Vigors. Arakan. Pegu. 



A rare straggler in Pegu and Tenasserim. 



L. NiGRicEPS, Frank. Arakan. Toung-ngoo. Palipoou. 



L. CEisTATUs, L. Arakan. Pegu. Tenasserim. Audamans. 



L. coLLUEoiDES, Loss. Pcgu. Martaban. Tenasserim. 



A cold weather visitant. 



L. MAGNiEOSTEis, Lcss. Southern Tenasserim. 



A rare straggler in Tenasserim from the Malayan Peninsula, where it is plentiful. 



L. HTPOLETJCos, Blytli. Pegu. 



This, says Gates, is the only common shrike in Pegu. 



L LTJCioNEXsis, L. Southern Tenasserim. Andamaus. 



A rare straggler in Tenasserim, common at Port Blair. 



Tepheodornis pelvica, Hodg. Arakan. Pegu. Tenasserim. 



T. PONTICEKIANA, Gmel. ■ ' Pegu. 



Lalage teeat, Bodd. Nieobars. 



Hyioteepe grisola, Blyth. Andumans. 



IL/loterpc jjhilomeJu, Boie. 



Hylocharis occipitalis, Hume. 



H. CTANEA, Hume. Tavoy. Moetan. , 



A rare straggler into Southern Tenasserim, jirobably from Siam. 



Hemipus picatus, Sykes. Pegu. Toung-ngoo. Pahpoon. 



H. CAPiTALis, MacClell. Assam. Naga Hills. Darjiling. 



This species is separated by Blyth and Walden, but Hume suggests if it is any- 

 thing else than the last, of winch the males sometimes retain the brown back of 

 capitalis in place of the normal black one. 



H. OBSCTTRUS, Horsf. Mergui (where very rare). 



CAMPEPHAGINiE. 



VoLvocivoRA AVENsis, Blytb. Pegu. Tenasserim. 



V. iNTEEMKDiA, Humc. Teuassorim north of Mergui. 



V. NEGLECTA, Hume. Tenasserim south of Mergui. 



These two species are the local representatives of each other. 



V. Sykhsii, Strickland. Upper Pegu. 



V. MELANOSCiiisTus, Hodg. Martaban. Tenasserim. 



Geaucalds Macei, Less. Arakan. Pegu. Tenasserim. 



G. DoBSONi, BaU. Andamans. 



The next species to bo nained are the Red shrikes or MinivcU. They are lively 

 bii'ds, moviog about in small parties, aud usually keeping up a continual chu'ping. 



