160 Lt.-Col. Sir O. B. St. Jolm on the Birds 



60. Lanius minor, Gin. 



I did not see tins bird, but Colonel Swinlioe obtained a 

 specimen at Kandahar. I procured it in Persia, l)ut it is 

 rare there also. 



61. Lanius erythronotus, Vig. 



The commonest Shrike in the coantiyj being found in 

 every garden. It is very bold and savage. A pair that bred 

 close to my house in the Kandahar cantonment killed, one 

 after the other, six Goldfinches I had in a cage, the two 

 alighting on the cage together aud striking at the frightened 

 birds with beak and claw. 



62. Lanius vittatus, Valenc. 



Rather rare about Kandahar and Quetta, commoner soutli 

 of Kelat. 



63. Lanius isabellinus, Hempr. et Ehr. 

 Common all over the province. 



64. Lanius phcenicuroides, Severtzoff. 



Colonel Swinhoe obtained two specimens at Kandahar. 



65. Hypocolius ampelinus, Bp. 



In ' Stray Feathers ' (v. p. 349) Mr. Hume has described 

 a bird of this species obtained by Dr. Duke at Nal in April 

 1877. It has not since been procured in our province. 



66. Buchanga albirictus (Hodgs.). 



Not uncommon about Quetta and the plateau of Balu- 

 chistan generally, but never seen at Kandahar. A single 

 specimen has, however, been obtained by Lieut. Barnes at 

 Chaman. Leaves Quetta, probably to breed, in May or 

 June. 



67. MUSCIPETA PARADISI (LiuU.). 



Colonel Swinhoe obtained two specimens in Kandahar, 

 but I did not see the bird there. It is not very uncom- 

 mon on the Khwaja Amran and other wooded hills, but has 

 not been found in Quetta or in the country to the south. 

 It may be inferred that it is a straggler from the north. 

 Lieut. Wardlaw-Ramsay found it very common in the Kur- 

 rum valley. 



