Birds of Britain 



migration, and possibly they may have nested on one or 

 two occasions. It is a common and abundant breeding 

 species in Southern and Central Europe, from whence it 

 migrates in winter to tropical Africa. 



The forehead, lores, ear coverts, and sides of the neck 

 and back are black ; crown of the head chestnut ; scapulars 

 white ; wings blackish, primaries with white bases, secondaries 

 and coverts tipped with white ; and upper tail coverts grey 

 turning to whitish ; tail feathers black tipped with white ; 

 under parts whitish. The female is duller and tinged with 

 rufous on the upper parts. Length 7*1 in. ; wing 3-8 in. 



. THE MASKED SHRIKE 



Lanius nubicus, Licht. 



This is a south-eastern species, one example of which 

 was shot in Kent in July 1905. 



It is a rather smaller bird than any of our other Shrikes. 

 The upper parts are chiefly black ; scapulars, speculum, and 

 a band across the forehead white. Chin, throat, and under 

 tail coverts white ; flanks and breast ferruginous. Length 

 6*8 in.; wing 3'5 in. 



THE WAXWING 



Ampelis garrulus, Linnaeus 



Breeding as far north as the limit of tree growth will 

 allow, the Waxwing is only known in these islands as an 



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