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Birds of Celebes; Laniidae. 



from Tomohon^R. Celebes, marked O in the Saras in Collection is entirely -without 

 bars below. 



Measurements (6 adults from the Pliihppines, Labuan 1, Talaut 2. N. Celebes 3, Manado 

 tua I). "Wing 87—92 mm, tail 86—88; bill from nostril 10*— 12; tarsus 25. 



Nest and eggs. We have not found any notes on the nidification of this species. 



Distribution. Askold Id. off the coast of Eussian Manchuria (Jankowski g 3, g 4); Corea 

 (Campbell 45); China (Swinh. 2, 15, David 19, etc.); Loochoo Is. (Pryer 40]\ 

 Formosa (Swinh. 4, 4^'^', S'"'^); Hainan — seen only? (Swinh. S); Philijjpines — 

 Luzon, Panay, Cebu, Panaon, Leyte, Bohol, Negros, Guimaras, Mindoro, BasUan, 

 IVIindanao, Palawan (Jagor 5, Meyer and Everett 28, Schmacker j 2, Platen 41); 

 Talaut — Kabruang and Karkellang (Nat. Coll. in Dresden Mus.); Sangi (Hoedt 

 32); Manado tua off N. Celebes (Nat. Coll. in Dresd. Mus.); Minahassa, N. Celebes 

 (Platen 30''", v. Duivenbode 32, P. & F. Sarasin, Nat. Coll.); Borneo (Everett, 

 etc. 37); Halmahera (fide Schalow g 1)\ Flores ("Weber 47); Sumatra ("Vorderman 

 44); Singapore (Hume 26); Malay Peninsula (Hume 26, Gates 35); South Tenasserim 

 (Davison 21) and Mergiii Is. (Gates 35); Andamans ("W. Rams. 75, Da v. 14); 

 Nicobars (Dav. 14); Ceylon (Hume 12, 27); South India — Travancore (Hume iS*"'). 



The northernmost bounds of the range of this Shrike are not yet satis- 

 factorily known. In Corea, where L. tigrinus is rare after Mr. Campbell's 

 experience, L. liicionensis is very common in summer; at Pekin David met with 

 it in spring and autumn during its passage to and from the Philippines and 

 some country further north. Further south in China Mr. De T/a Touche 

 observes that it "arrives towards the end of August and is common throughout 

 September and October. It occurs during the winter; for I shot one on the 

 21"' January" (31). "In spring and fall", says Swinhoe (4) "it abounds at Amoy 

 for a few days, and then disappears, on its vernal migration into the interior 

 and North of China; and in autumn across the sea to the Philippines, where 

 it hibernates. In its line of migration it touches S. W. Formosa, and there we 

 had its company for a few days in the early part of September". Later (4'"') 

 Mr. Swinhoe ascertained that it also passed the winter in Formosa. Rather 

 more north in China, in the lower Yangtse Basin Mr. Styan (43) obtained very 

 young ones in July, "which, there is little doubt, were bred locally. In August 

 immature birds are very plentiful". Nevertheless, its main breeding-grounds would 

 seem to be northernmost China, Corea and Manchuria; but, as noticed already, 

 we have been unable to find any record of its nidification. Glancing south 

 again, Swinhoe (8'"^) notices a siJecimen which flew on board ship off "Video 

 Island near Shanghai on 1 S'"" May ; a specimen crossing the sea during the 

 autumn migration in September came on F. J. F. Meyen's ship in latit. 14"N. 

 on the passage across the China Sea from Macao to Luzon (a 1, a 2); a third, 

 which we think may safely be identified with this species was taken at sea near 

 Luzon by Capt. Conrad (a 3). In the Philippines it seems to be common 

 during the winter months and has been recorded from nearly all the chief is- 

 lands. Two specimens obtained by our native hunters in Talaut are dated 

 1 S*"" November, 1893, and autumn, 1S96; another from Manado tua, lb"" April. 



