260 A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Genus LANIUS L. 



Lanius Linnseus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 93 (1758 — Tj^pe by subsequent 

 designation : L. excubitor L.). 



Characters as indicated for famil3^ Europe, Asia south to 

 Celebes and Timor, Africa and North America to ^Mexico. 



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Key to species of genus Lanius. 



Second and third primaries longest ... L. minor, p. 



Third and fourth primaries longest . . 2 



First primary about half second ... L. excubitor, p. 



First primary much less than half second . 3 



Crown uniform 4 



Crown barred 6 



Crown black, fore-head white or cream . . L.nubicus.o ^ ad., p. 

 Crown and fore-head ashy-grey. . . . L.coUurio,,^ ad.,p. 

 Crown brownish-red, fore-head black or blackish L. senator, ^ 9 ad., p. 

 Crown and fore-head rufous-brown . . . L. collurio, ? ad., p. 



Back rufous L. collurio, ]uv,, p. 



Back earthy-brown 6 



Edges of wing-quills rufous .... L. senator, juv,, p. 

 Edges of wing-quills whitish .... L. nuhicus, \\rv.,p. 



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 275 

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 275 



275 



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273 



LANIUS MINOR 



no. Lanius minor Gm.— THE LESSER GREY SHRIKE. 



Lanitjs :\iinor Gmelin, Syst. Xat., i, i, p. 308 (1788 — "Habitat in 

 Italia, Hispania, Russia." Restricted typical locality : Italy). 

 Lanius minor J. F. Gmelin, Yarrell, i, p. 205 ; Saunders, p. 149. 



The Lesser Grey Shrike {Lanius minor). 

 Note differences in wing-formula as compared with Great Grey Shrike, and more white. 



