THE RED-BACKED SHRIKE 



slate-grey ; the back and scapulars chestnut ; the wings 

 black, margined with chestnut ; the wing-coverts black, 

 broadly margined with chestnut. The two centre tail- 

 feathers are black ; the remainder have the terminal 

 half black, tipped with white, the basal half white. A 

 broad black band passes through the eye and meets across 

 the forehead. The under parts are greyish white, with 

 a rosy flush. Bill black ; tarsi and toes black ; irides 

 dark brown. Length 7! inches. The female is nothing 

 nearly so showy. There is no black on the head, and the 

 upper parts are nearly uniform reddish brown ; over 

 the eye is a pale buff streak ; the under parts are buffish 

 white, more or less barred with brown. The nestling 

 resembles the female, but is also barred on the upper 

 surface. 



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