Class II. RED-BACKED SHRIKE. 



275 



Lanlus Collurio. L. catida sub- 



cnneiformi, dorso griseo, rec- 



tricibus 4 intermediis iTiiico- 



loribus, rostroplumbeo. Lath. 



Ind. orn. 69. id. Si/?i. i. 1G7. 



id. Sup. i. 52. 

 La petite Pie griesche grise. 



Belou av. 128. 

 Lanius tertius. Aldr. av. i. IQQ. 

 Lesser Butcher Bird, called in 



Yorkshire Flusher. IVil. orn. 



88. sp. 2. the male. 89. sp. 3. 



ihe female. 

 THaii syn. av. 18. 

 Dawfi'/iTornskade. Now. Hanl- 



vark. Br. 23. 



Mort. Northampt. 424. 

 L'Ecorcheur. Brisso?i av. ii; 



151. Hisl. d'ois. i. 304. 



PI. -Eh/. 31. f. 2. 

 Lanius Collurio. Gm. Lin. 



300. 

 Faun. Suec. 81. Tah.u. f. 81. 

 Dorngreul, Dornheher. ^?-a??z . 



363. 

 Eufferola, Ferlotta rossa. Zl' 



tian, 91. 

 Br. Zool. 74. plateC. 1. Arc'. 



Zool. I. 280. 

 Mali Skrakoper. ScopoU^ 



No. ]g. 



2. Red- 



BACKED. 



-L HE male weighs two ounces ; the female 

 t^vo ounces two drams. The length of the for- 

 mer is seven inches and a half; the breadth 

 eleven inches. The irides are hazel ; the bill 

 resembles that of the preceding species : the 

 head and lower part of the back are of a fine 

 light grey : across the eyes from the bill runs a 

 broad black stroke : the upper part of the back, 

 and coverts of the wings, are of a bright ferru- 

 ginous color ; the breast, belly and sides are of 

 an elegant blossom color ; the two middle fea- 

 thers of the tail are longest, and entirely black ; 

 the lower part of the others white, and the ex- 



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