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the white colour on the base of the inner web of tail-feathers, 

 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th pairs, decreasing towards the central 

 pair; the 2nd and 3rd pair narrowly margined with whitish 

 on tlie outer web, and all but the central pair edged with 

 huffish : throat white ; the rest of the underparts pale buff- 

 pink, with flanks vinaceous cinnamon ; the greater under 

 wing-coverts brown, the lesser ones brown with broad white 

 edges; axillaries white ; under tail-coverts white, tinged with 

 ochraceous. Bill horn-brown, with base of mandible paler; 

 feet dark brown. 



The specimen described was obtained in 1885 on the river 

 Kenderlik, which falls into the lake Nor-Zaissan. 



Lastly I must make mention of a Shrike which is probably 

 a hybrid between L. dichrourus and Otomela karelini. The 

 following is a description of this specimen : — ■ 



LANirs DicHROUKUs X Otomela karelini. 



Adult male. Crown of head and nape grey, which colour 

 passes into whitish on the forehead ; a broad line over the 

 eye and ear-coverts white ; a narrow frontal band, lores, and 

 ear-coverts black ; back, scapulars, and lesser wing-coverts 

 grey, tinged with brownish rufous; median, greater, and 

 primary-coverts, as well as the quills, brown ; primaries 

 dark brown towards the tips, with alar speculum more 

 developed than on the wing of L. dichrourus ; secondaries 

 narrowly edged with whitish ; upper tail-coverts rufous ; 

 tail-feathers rufous, with the basal portion of the inner 

 web whitish and dark brown towards the tips, edged with 

 ochraceous ; central pair of tail-feathers dark brown, but 

 whitish at the base; underparts of body white, slightly 

 tinged with pale buff-pink. The specimen described is in 

 the beginning of the moult ; some new upper tail-coverts are 

 vinaceous rufous, and probably the whole of the body above 

 must be, in the fresh plumage, as dark as in 0. karelini. 

 Owing to the combination of colours just mentioned, the 

 bird is perfectly intermediate between L. dichrourus and 

 O. karelini. Tail 3"4 inches, wing 375, bill 0'75, tarsus 0*9. 



This bird was obtained in July also on the river Ken- 



