348 Mr. F. W. Styan on the Birds of 



91. Lanius cristatus, L. 



(152.) I have never obtained adults in Central China, 

 but among the immature birds which pass through in autumn 

 are many rufous ones which cannot be separated from the 

 young of this species. In spring they must follow some 

 other route. 



92. Lanius lucionensis, L. 



(151.) Arrives abundantly during the first week in May. 

 I have specimens shot in June, and very young ones in July 

 which, there is little doubt, were bred locally. In August 

 immature birds are very plentiful, and among them are found 

 individuals showing all shades in the upper parts, from dull 

 earthy brown to warm rufescent brown, as in L. cristatus ; in 

 fact, I cannot distinguish the two species at this stage. 



93. Lanius tigrinus, Drapiez. 



(149.) Lanius magnirostris, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, 

 p. 375. 



Arrives at Kiukiang in fair numbers in May, and remains 

 to breed. The young are hatched out in July. 



I have found this species breeding at an elevation of 

 about 600 feet. 



94. Lanius tephronotus (Vig.). 



(145.) David says it is found at Shanghai, but I cannot 

 help thinking the locality is doubtful. 



95. Lanius sphenocercus. Cab. 



(143.) Lanius major, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 375. 



The habitat " Southern China," given for this species in 

 the Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., is incorrect, as it is a northern 

 bird which only occasionally strays so far south as the 

 Yangtse. One in the British Museum was taken near Chin- 

 kiang in January ; another was obtained near Nankin by 

 Pere Heude. 



Fam. Muscicapid^. 



96. Alseonax latirosteis. 



(192.) Plentiful in May and September. 



