AVIFAUNA OF CHOTA NAGPUR. 399 



92.— Lanius cristatus, Lin. (261.) 



The Brown Shrike has been obtained in Sirguja, Manbhum, 

 and Singhbhum, and is, I think, tolerably common throughout. 



93.— Tephrodornis pondiceriana, Gm. Lanius 



griseus, Tickell. (265.) 



The Common Wood-Shrike has been obtained in Manbhum, 

 Singhbhum, Lohardugga, Hazaribagh and Sirguja, being, I 

 think, most abundant in the last mentioned district, where I 

 have observed it throughout the cold and hot weathers. 



Captain Beavan says that it appears to come to the Manbhum 

 district for the purpose of breeding. He gives some details 

 as to its nidification, which will be found in Mr. Hume's work 

 on that subject. 



Sirguja sex ? Wing 345 ; Tail 26 ; Tarsus 



Hazaribagh S „ 33 „ 25 „ 



Satpuras o" „ 35 „ 2-6 „ 



¥ „ 34 „ 26 „ 



94.— HemiptlS picatUS, Syhes. Muscicapa* tyran- 

 nides, Tickell. (267.) 



So far as I know the Little Pied Shrike has only been obtained 

 within our limits in the district of Singhbhum. First by 

 Colonel Tickell who named it as above, and subsequently by 

 myself. My specimen is now in the Indian Museum. It is even 

 in Singhbhum, I believe, very rare. 



95.— Volvocivora melaschistos, Hodgson. 

 Lanius silens, Tickell. (269.) 



The Dark-grey Cuckoo Shrike is rather rare and excessively 

 shy. Captain Beavan obtained it in Manbhum ; Colonel Tickell 

 in Singhbhum (where he found it common) ; and I in Manbhum 

 and Lohardugga. 



The measurements of my specimen in inches are : — 



Manbhum ? Wing 4o ; Tail 4-1 ; Tarsus 8; Bill at front -6 

 Lohardugga _ „ 45 „ 4; „ '8 „ „ „ "6 



V. Sykesii possibly occurs too in the eastern parts of the 

 Division. I have it from Calcutta and the Rajmehal hills. 

 In both these localities I have also obtained V. melaschistos. 



The measurements of two of my specimens of V. Sykesii are 

 in inches : — 



Kajmehal hills $ Wing 4" ; Tail 33 ; Tarsus -8 ; Bill at front 6 

 Calcutta ? „ 3-8 „ 3- „ -8 „ „ „ "6 



* Tickell was so far quite right : it is a pure Flycatcher in its habits and not a bit 

 of a Shrike.— Ed., S. F. 



