660 Mr. J. D. D. La Touclie on the [Ibis, 



Laniiis mollis Eversmanu, I shot aiiotlier of these Siberian 

 Grey Shrikes at the port itself on the 25tli of October^ 

 1914. This specimen, however, is s]i<^htly the larger and has 

 greyisli-white upper tail-coverts. It is probably a younger 

 bird, as it is tinged above with buff and the ear-coverts are 

 brownish grey. 



These two birds measure : — 



S . 12th of October, 1911. Wing 4-55 hi., tail 4-35 in. 

 ?. 25th „ 1914. „ 4-55 in., „ 4^53 in. 



50. Lanius bncephalus T. & S. 



Laniiis hucephalus D. & O. p. 98 ; La T. p. 569. 



The Bull-headed Shrike is evidently a rare migrant at 

 Chinwangtao. I have an adult male shot at Shanhaikuan 

 in April 1913. My collector, wlio procured me the bird, 

 told nie that these Shrikes had been passing Shanhaikuan 

 that month. I saw an adult male at Chinwangtao on the 

 31st of March, 1914, and again the following day in the 

 same place one which was probably the bird seen the day 

 before. 



51. Lanius tigrinus Drapiez. 

 Lanius inagnirostris D. & O. p. 97. 



The Thick-billed Shrike was not seen 1)y me at Chin- 

 wangtao, neither did the collectors, who worked the vicinity 

 assiduously during the spring of 1913, come across any ; but 

 mv collector shot two adult males at Shanhaikuau on the 

 2(]th of May, 1914. He seemed to consider this Shrike 

 a very rare bird. 



I was brought two nests on the 2nd of July, 1917, which 

 I suspect must belong to this bird. They were taken in 

 the mountains, north of the port, and were found placed 

 high up in trees. The taker of these nests positively assured 

 me that the owners were Shrikes, but that he could not 

 snare the birds, owing to the position and height of the 

 nests. One of these is a strong, compact cup, with thick 

 sides made of rootlets and line grasses, a few flower- and 



