BRITISH BIRDS. I I I 



neck is bright reddish chesnut ; the scapulars are 

 white; the back dark ash : legs dark; claws curved 

 and short. 



There has been much difference of opinion, since 

 the time of Edwards, respecting the Woodchat. 

 Buffon supposes it a variety of the Red-backed 

 Shrike. Pennant, Latham, and Montagu give it a 

 place as a distinct species; so does Temminck, but 

 this country is not mentioned by him as one of its 

 habitats. We give the figure, therefore, rather with 

 the view of assisting naturalists, than of offering 

 any decided opinion of our own. 



The figure of this bird was taken from a fine 

 specimen in the private collection of Mr. Lead- 

 beater, of the British Museum. 



