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am therefore glad to be in a position to confirm his opinion 

 resj)ecting this specimen. With regard to Prof. Menzbier's 

 statement respecting the Shrike which I described under tlie 

 name Lanius raddei, I think that he is mistaken, as my type 

 shows no trace of close affinity to the specimen that he has de- 

 scribed under the name Lanius dichrourus x Otomela karelini, 

 but is, on the contrary, so close to Prof. Menzbier's L. di- 

 chrourus that I doubt whether they can be separated specifi- 

 cally. It differs from L. dichrourus merely in having the upper 

 parts paler and clearer in tone of colour, and in having more 

 white on the tail-feathers. Again, the specimen is not in worn 

 plumage, but fresh moulted. The pattern of the tail is pre- 

 cisely the same as in the type of Lanius dichrourus ; but in the 

 latter the outer tail-feather on each side has the terminal 

 third black margined with white, whereas in tlie type of my 

 L. raddei the black is restricted to a line along the terminal 

 third of the shaft, broadening considerably towards the tip. 

 I may best describe my specimen as closely resembling the 

 specimen of Lanius karelini sent by Prof. Mcnzbier, except 

 that the tail, instead of being rufous, is similar to that of 

 L. dichrourus, though it has more white on it, as above 

 stated. I have reason to believe that my L. raddei is con- 

 specific with L. bogdanoivi, as previously pointed out by mc 

 (Ibis, 1893, p. 378), and it would therefore be advisable to 

 compare Prof. Menzbier's L. dichrourus with the type of 

 L. bogdanoivi, which is, I believe, in the St. Petersburg 

 Museum. 



I may add that Mr. Blanford has examined the above- 

 mentioned specimens along with me, and concurs generally 

 in what I state. 



XXXIV. — Descrijitions de quelquesEspeces nouvelles d' Oiseaux 

 du Perou central. Par Ic Comte Hans de Beklepscii et 

 Jean Stolzmann. 



(Plate XI.) 



M. Jean Kalinowski, correspondant du Museum Branicki 

 dc Varsovie, ayant acheve son exploration du Perou central 



