473. Lanius vittatus. The Bay-backed Shrike. 



Lanius vittatus, Valenciennes*, Diet. Sc. Nat. xl, p. 227 (1826); 



Hume, N. $ E. p. 173 ; Ball, S. F. vii, p. 209 ; Hume, Cat. no. 260; 



Damson, S. F. x, p. 365 ; Gadow, Cat. B. M. viii, p. 280; Barnes, 



Birds Bom. p. 144 ; Gates in Hume's N. fy E. 2nd ed. i, p. 311. 

 Collurio bardwickii, Vigors, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 42 ; Gould, Cent.yl. 12, 



fig". ]. 

 Lanius hardwiekii ( Vigors), Blyth, Cat. p. 152 ; Horsf. fy M. Cat. 



i, p. 165; Jerd. B. I. \, p. 405; Stoticzka, J. A. S. B. xxxvii, 



pt. ii, p. 26. 



Pachanak, Hind. ; Chota kilotora, Beng. ; Chinna belincki, Venne-dega, 

 Tel. ; Kichang kuravi, Tarn. 



Coloration. Forehead, anterior part of crown, and a broad band 

 encircling the eye and reaching to the end of the ear-coverts deep 

 black ; the black of the crown succeeded by a more or less white 

 band shading off into grey on the nape and hind neck ; back and 

 scapulars deep chestnut-maroon ; rump white, shading into grey on 

 the upper tail-coverts ; wings entirely black, occasionally some of 

 the feathers narrowly margined with pale rufous or white ; a 

 broad white patch at the base of the primaries ; the middle pair of 

 tail-feathers entirely black ; the others partially white at base, then 

 black, and tipped with white, the outermost feather being nearly 

 entirely white ; chin, throat, lower abdomen, and under tail-coverts 

 white ; breast and upper abdomen fulvous, becoming dark ferru- 

 ginous on the flanks. 



The young are fulvous above barred with black, and white below 

 with wavy brown bars on the breast and sides. 



Iris dark brown ; legs and feet dusky plumbeous or black ; bill 

 black, paling at the base of the lower mandible (Butler) ; iris 

 reddish brown (Hume). 



Length about 7'5 ; tail 3'4 ; wing 3-3 ; tarsus -85 ; bill from 

 gape *7. 



Distribution. The whole peninsula of India to Mysore and the 

 foot of the Nilgiris in the south, and to Bhutan, the Rajmehal hills, 

 and Midnapore on the east. This species ascends the Himalayas 

 to 4000 or 5000 feet. It is resident, and extends into Afghanistan 

 and Baluchistan. 



Habits, <$fc. Breeds from April to September, constructing a 

 nest in trees or hedgerows. The eggs, five or six in number, are 

 of the usual Shrike type and measure about '83 by '66. 



474. Lanius collurioid.es. The Burmese Shrike. 



Lanius collurioides, Lesson, Voy. Belang. p. 250 (1834) ; Godw.- 

 Aust. J. A. S. B. xliii, pt. ii, p. 157 ; Anders. Yunnan Exped., 

 Aves, p. 646; Hume # Dav. S. F. vi, p. 203; Hume, Cat. 

 no. 260 ter ; Bingham, S. F. ix, p. 171 ; Oates, B. B. i, p. 250 ; 

 Gadoiv, Cat. B. M. viii, p. 289 ; Hume, S. F. xi, p. 92. 



Lanius hypoleucos, Blyth, J.A.S.B.xvii, p. 249(1848); id. Cat. 



p. 152 ; Blanf. Ibis, 1870, p. 468 ; Hume, S. F. iii, p. 90. 

 Hnet-beloo, Burm. 



