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A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Genus LANIUS L. 



LANIUS Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 93 (1758 Type by subsequent 

 designation : L. excubitor L.). 



Characters as indicated for family. Europe, Asia south to 

 Celebes and Timor, Africa and North America to Mexico. 



Key to species of genus LANIUS. 



1 f Second and third primaries longest ... L. minor, p. 260 

 ( Third and fourth primaries longest . . 2 



2 .f First primary about half second ... L. exeubilcr, p. 2G.3 

 i First primary much less than half second . 3 



o ] Crown uniform . . . . . . 4 



'[ Crown barred . 5 



Crown black, fore-head white or cream . . L. nubicu$,3 Q ad., p. 

 Crown and fore-head ashy-grey. . . . L. collurio, $ ad., p. 



Crown brownish-red, fore-head black or blackish L. senator, $ 2 ad., p. 

 Crown and fore-head rufous-brown L. collurio, $ ad., p. 



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268 

 275 



Back rufous . 

 Back earthy-brown 



L. collurio, juv.,p. 275 



' I Edges of wing-quills rufous 

 \ Edges of wing-quills whitish 



L. senator, juv., p. 

 L. nubicus, juv., p. 



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LANIUS MINOR 



no. Lanius minor Gm. THE LESSER GREY SHRIKE. 



LANIUS MINOR Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, i, p. 308(1788 "Habitat in 

 Italia, Hispania, Russia." Restricted typical locality : Italy). 

 Lanius minor J. F. Gmelin, Yarrell, i, p. 205 ; Saunders, p. 149. 



The Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor), 

 Note differences in wing-forrnula as compared with Great Grey Shriko, and more white. 



