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+ 22 (481). Lanius cristatus. The Bvoku Shrike. 

 Siamese, 'un nJS '^lU "HqIh ( Nok krachiib Ima t o ) 



Bescripiion. Length, about 197 mm. (7.75 in.). Forehead, 

 whitish ; supereilium, white ; a broad black band through and beneath 

 the eye ; upper ])hunage, reddish brown, paler and redder on the rump 

 and upper tail-coverts ; wing-coverts and quills, dark brown, edged 

 ■with pale rufous ; tail, reddish brown with pale tips. Cheeks, chin 

 and throat, 'whitish ; remainder of lower plumage, fulvous. Birds not 

 fully adult have tlie eye-streak dark brown and the lower parts more 

 or less barred, according to age — still younger ones also showing traces 

 of bars above. Adult birds are rare. 



Iris, dark brown. Bill, dark horn-colour, except basal portion, 

 which is pale plumbeous. Legs, dark plumbeous. 



llahits, etc. This is a common cold weather visitor, its period 

 of occurrence being from September to April. It lias much the same 

 habits as the preceding species, but is a more familiar bird, nearly 

 alwa3's to be found in our gardens, while here, and making its 

 presence known liy its harsh notes. It has a variety of these, which it 

 frequently utters. 



The words Itiui fxJ, in the Siamese name for this bird, signif}^ 

 " big-headed". This is a not inappropriate term, as the head is, pro- 

 portionately, rather large. 



Dist.rihniion. Reported also from Trang (Robinson and Kloss), 

 and Northern Siam ( Gj^ldenstolpe ). 



-f-23 (500). Pericrocotus peregrinus. The SmnU 



Minivet. 



Siamese, vin C^ 53J fl ^>3 ( Nok si c]i']iom-])"lui dong ). 



Description. Length, 152 mm. ( 6 in.). MaJe. Upper parts, 

 dark grej^ except the rump and upper tail-coverts, which are orange- 

 scarlet ; wings, blackish, all the quills, with the exception of the first 

 four or five primaries, with a median patch varying from pale red to 

 scarlet; tail, blackish, most of the feathers with the terminal portions 

 pale scarlet. Chin, throat and fore neck, blackish grey ; breast, scarlet, 

 passing into the saffron of the remainder of the lower plumage. 

 Fi'iudle. Upper plumage, paler grey than in the male ; wings, brown, 



