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Entire length 7 inches; culmen 0'55 ; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 3'5 ; tarsus 0'9. 



The female is similar, but rather paler on the back, and 

 has the scapulars tinted with buff. The immature birds have 

 the upper parts of the body dusky ash-colour. 



Fig. Sharpe and Dresser, B. of Eur. part ii. 



74. Lanius auriculatus, Miill. Wood-Chat Shrike. 



The Wood-Chat is plentiful and evenly distributed through- 

 out Egypt and Nubia. It does not remain in the Delta 

 during the winter months, but appears there about the middle 

 of March. It is rather lonely in habits, but attracts notice 

 by the prominent position it takes up on the top of some 

 bush or hedge. 



Male. — Forehead, sides of the head and neck, and between 

 the shoulders black ; a white loral spot above the nostril on 

 each side; top of the head and back of the neck bright 

 chestnut ; centre of the back grey ; rump, tail-coverts, sca- 

 pulars, and base of the primaries white ; remainder of the 

 wing black, some of the feathers narrowly edged with white ; 

 tail white at the base, remainder black, except the exterior 

 web of the outer feather and the tips of all but the four centre 

 ones, which are white ; underparts creamy white ; beak and 

 legs black ; irides brown. 



Entire length 7 inches ; culmen 0'6; wing, carpus to tip, 

 4 ; tarsus 0-9. 



Fig. Sharpe and Dresser, B. of Eur. part i. 



75. Lanius collurio, Linn. Red-bacliea Shrike. 



This Shrike comes to Egypt early in August, on its way 



