70 Lieut. R, E. Vanglian and Staflf-Surg. K. H. Jones 



time onwards a few may be seen daily until May^ wlien 

 about tlie middle of that month immense numbers have 

 been observed passing through Ilong Kong. 



As a breeding species tliis Shrike is confined to Shau 

 Kwan on the North River, where it is fairly common, 

 and to Tak Hing on the West River, Avhere about three 

 pairs breed. It is probably not double-brooded, and eggs 

 may be found from the middle of May until June. Four 

 or five is the usual clutch, but as many as seven have been 

 found. 



The nests in south-eastern China are ahvays at a con- 

 siderable elevation, from thirty to sixty feet, and are placed 

 in fruit-trees and banyans, sometimes well hidden and some- 

 times quite conspicuous. 



This bird has not been found to have a ^Harder" like 

 L. collurio. 



This region is perhaps the south-eastern limits of tliis 

 bird's breeding-range, for it is known to nest in north-eastern 

 China and on the Yangtze, so that it has a lai-ge north and 

 south breeding range. The egg will be found figured ou 

 Plate V. fig. 18 of the April number. 



Lanius collurioides. 



At Tak Hing, on the borders of the two Kwang Provinces, 

 two pairs of these birds were found nesting, and this 

 species occurs also in Kwang Si, but is not common 

 there. 



On May 31st, at Tak Hing, a nest was found in course 

 of construction and on June 19th it contained four eggs very 

 highly incubated. This nest was in a small fir-tree against 

 the trunk and about seven feet from the ground. It was 

 made externally of flowering grass-heads, and was lined with 

 fine grass-stalks. At the nest neither of the birds made 

 any sound. 



On June 3rd, Stafi'-Surgeon C. G. Cortis Stanford, R.N. 

 took two single eggs froin different nests. The eggs from 

 the first nest mentioned above are larger than those of the 

 other two. 



