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appears Lo be found in China and the Philippines, extending to the 

 Andaman Islands, Ceylon, and Java. This raec differs by its more 

 prevalent ashy hue, and its somewhat deeper and stronger bill. 

 Other allied species are L. Scliwanerl, Bonap., from Borneo ; and 

 L. bucepJicilus, Tcm., from Japan. 



262. Lanius arenarius, Blyth. 



J. A. S,, XV., 304. 



The PALK-r.KOWN Shrike. 



Dcscr. — This race differs from cristatus by its much paler hue, 

 being light ashy-brown, barely tinged with rufous on the rump only ; 

 lores and superciliary streak, pale ; ear-coverts dark above, pale 

 beneath ; wings ]>ale brown ; the piimarics narrowly edged, and the 

 coverts and secondaries broadly, with ruf escent ; the central tail- 

 feathers brown; the rest pale rufous-brown; beneath white, 

 smeared all over, but especially on the breast and flanks, with 

 fawn or fulvescent ; under tail-coverts white. 



Length 7f inches; wing 3|- ; tail oi. 



This race has been found only in Sindhand the country between 

 Sindh and Ferozeporc ; but it probably extends over other parts of 

 Western and Central Asia. 



A species allied to these, but smaller, with remarkably powerful 

 bill, L. tujrinus, is common in Malayana ; and a species somewhat 

 like Ilardwickii, Lanius hi/pokucos, Blyth, is common in Pegu and 

 the Tenasserim Provinces, being the only Shrike which I saw in 

 Burmah; Z, cristatus, however, being common in Arakan. Se- 

 veral other Shrikes are found in Europe, Northern Africa, and N. 

 America. L. coUaris, and L. suhcoronatus, from South Africa, are 

 black and white ; as is Corvinella cissoides, a long-tailed Shrike from 

 the same country. Cracticus, from Australia, perhaps belongs to 

 this sub-family. The birds bclon<nn<r to this o-cnus have length- 

 cned bills, but their habits are quite those of the true Shrikes. 



Sub-fam. Malaconotin.e, Wood Shrikes. 



Malaconotince in part, and Prionopincc, Bonap. 

 Bill more lengthened and less compressed than in the true 

 Shrikes ; wings longer, and tail shoj'tcr ; tarsus short; feet small. 



