52 A HAND -LIST OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Distribution. — England. — One, Romney Marsh (Kent), June 29, 

 1909(M^5W^ra). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Corsica and Sardinia, wintering in west 

 Africa (Gold Coast, Nigeria), passing through Tunisia. 



LANIUS NUBICUS 



111. Lanius nubicus Licht.— THE MASKED SHRIKE. 



Lanius nubicus Lichtenstein, Verz. Doubl. Mus. Berlin, p. 47 (1823 — 



Nubia). 



Lanius nuhicus, Xicoll, Bull. B.O.C., xvi, p. 22 ; Saunders, Brit. B., i, 



p. 11. 



Distribution. — Englayid. — One, adult male, Woodchurch (Kent), 

 July 11, 1905 {ut supra). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds in south-west Persia, Asia Minor, 

 Cyprus and S^T*ia, formerly also in Greece. Winters in north-east 

 Africa, and south Arabia. 



LANIUS COLLURIO 



112. Lanius collurio collurio L.— THE RED-BACKED SHRIKE. 



Lanius Collurio Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 94 (1758 — "Habitat 



in Europa." Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Lanius collurio Linnaeus, Yarrell, i, p. 209 ; Saimders, p. 151. 



Distribution. — England and Wales. — Summer-resident (early May 

 to late August). Also autumn and spring passage-migrant. Irregu- 

 larly distributed throughout south and central England and in 

 Wales, chiefly in wooded districts. On west side of Pennine chain 

 breeds very rarely in Cheshire and as far north as Cumberland, but 

 on east side now only nests irregularly in Yorks., except near 

 Sedburgh (north-west) where it is annual. In Durham and 

 Northumberland only a casual visitor. Scotland. — Occasional 

 visitor to south-east (the records of its having nested are discredited, 

 cf. Brit. B., II, p. 410). Very rare beyond Forth, and very rare or 

 unknown in west. Has occurred twice Shetlands (the record of its 

 having bred caiuiot be substantiated), once and possibly twice 

 Orkneys, several times and possibly regularly in May and Sept. 

 Fair Isle, and once 0. Hebrides (Flannan Isles), Sept. 14, 1909. 

 Ireland. — Three. Near Belfast (Down), Aug. 10, 1878 ; Wicklow 

 Head Light, Sept. 1, 1908; Fastnet Rock Light^Cork), Sep. 26, 

 1910. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — ^From about lat. 64° north, throughout 

 Europe, south to Cantabrian Mountains and Pyrenees, Italy and (?) 

 Sicily, Greece, Asia Minor, and north Sjn^ia. Migrant, wintering in 



