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33. Lanius nigriceps. 



Pie-grieclie d'Antig-ue, Sonner. Voij. Nouv. Guin.T^. 114, pi. 70 (1776). 

 Lauius antiguanus, Ginl. S. N. i. p. 301, no. 20 (1788, e.v Sonnei-at). 

 Lanius na^iitus. Scop. Del. Fl. Faun. Imnhr. ii. p. 85, no. 13 (178G, 



e.v Sonn.) ; Walden, Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 169. 

 CoUurio nigriceps, Frankl. P. Z. S. 1831, p. 117 ; ^j?. Sev. et Mag. 



Zoo/. 1853, p. 4-35 ; Hume, Nests 4' J^ffffs Lid. B. p. 172. 

 Lanius tricolor, Hodys. Ltd. Rev. i. p. 446 (1837) ; id. in Gray's Zool. 



Misc. p. 81. 

 Lanius nigriceps, Jerd. Madr. Journ. x. p. 236 ; id. III. Ind. Orn. 



pi. 17. lig. 1 (1830-34) ; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 290, pi. 71 ; Blyth, 



Cat. B. Mhs. As. Sac. p. 151; Bp. C. A. i. p. 364 (1850) ; Ilorsf. 



cV Moore, Cat. B. M. F.I. Co. i. p. 166 (1854); Jerd. B. Ind.i. 



p. 404 (1863) ; Bh)th, Ibis, 1870, p. 164; Jerd. Ibis, 1872, p. 115; 



Hume, Str. F. 1874, p. 473 ; David ^- Omt. Ois. Chine, p. 95 ( ls77 ) ; 



Sclinhw, J. f. 0. 1878, p. 153 ; Anders. B. Yun-nan, p. 644 (1878) ; 



Scully, Str' F. 1879, p. 264. 

 Collyrio p^Trhonotus, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 392, no. 5952 (1869). 

 Collyrio nigriceps. Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 392, no. 5955. 

 Collyrio uasutus, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 392, no. 5958. 

 Lanius pileatus, Temm. (in Mas. Lugd.),Jide Blyth, Ibis, 1870, p. 164. 



Adult. Entire crown, sides of head, and the hind neck black ; 

 raantle, scapulars, rest of back, and upper tail-coverts rufous-chest- 

 nut colour : (younger birds have the mantle less chestnut-coloured and 

 more or less strongly washed with grey ;) wing-coverts black, except 

 some of the lesser series near the corner of the wing, which are ex- 

 ternally bordered with pale bufl'; quills brownish black, the secon- 

 daries bordered with fawn-colour, basal thii'd of primaries white ; 

 the tail is much the same in colom* as that of L. schacJi or L. hcntet, 

 which species are the nearest allies to L. nigriceps ; but the basal 

 thii'd of the tail-feathers in this species is generally paler, greyish 

 brown, or even, especially on the outer tail-feathers, fawn-colour. 

 All the other parts are like those of L. hentet in colour. Bill and 

 feet black. Iris grey. 



The measurements show great variation. Total length about 

 10 inches. 



Culmen. Wiug. Tail. Tarsus, 



iu. in. in. in. 



Nepal 0-75 3'85 5-1 1-12 



Nepal 0-75 3-65 4-85 1-10 



Behar O'S 3-55 4-7 1-13 



Ponsee 072 370 4-6 1-10 



2 . Bangkok 0-82 3-75 57 1-12 



S . Siam 0-82 3-7o 6-0 1-12 



Ohs. The female specimen from Bangkok and the male from 

 Siam (Gould Collection) are remarkable for the bright chestnut 

 colour on the back and for the length of their tail. Whilst iu the 

 Bangkok specimen the whole tail is almost uniformly brownish black, 

 except the fawn-coloured tips and outer margins to the outermost 



