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Crown and nape, gray in the 

 adult, brown in the young. Best 

 of the upper plumage grayish 

 brown, rufous on the rump and upper 

 tail coverts. A white eyebrow, and a 

 black band from the nostrils to the 

 auriculars. Throat and abdomen white, 

 rest of the under parts washed with 

 rufous. Wings brown, coverts more 

 or less bordered with rufous. Tail 

 rufous brown, tipped paler. 



The young of the year have many 

 black lunules above, but these are 

 lacking in the adults. 



Distribution. — The Philippines, 

 Japan, and China. A summer visitant 

 in the Yangtse Valley, though pro- 

 bably only a few pairs remain to 

 breed. 



Nest and Eggs. — Similar to those 

 of the Bed-backed Shrike. 



The Japanese Bed-tailed Shrike 

 (Lanius superciliosus) which has the 

 whole of the upper parts, including the 

 crown and nape, rich chestnut, also 

 occurs in the Yangtse Valley as a 

 migrant. 



The Indian Brown Shrike (Lanius 

 cristatus), also recorded as a migrant, 

 is very similar, but a paler reddish 

 brown above. 



Immature birds of the three foregoing 

 species are very difficult to distinguish, 

 and all three may be found to occur in 

 the Yangtse Valley in the fall. Though 

 the occurrence of the last named 

 species is regarded as doubtful. 



THE BULL-HEADED SHBIKE. 



LANIUS BUCEPHALUS, T. AND S. 

 Description. — Length eight and 

 one half inches. Bill deep horn color, 



