542 BIRDS. RAPACIOUS. Shrike. 



260 3. Fingah Shrike. — 2. Lanius caerukfcens. 2. 

 The tail is forked ; the body is bluifh black above, and the belly is white. 



L. caerukfcens. Lath. ind. orn. i. 67.11. 3. — L. bengalenfis. Briff. av. ii. 189. Klein, av. 54. n. 8. 

 Ger, orn. i. 74. t. 57. f. 1. — Fingah. Buff. oif. i. 108. — Fork-tailed indian Butcher-bird. Edw. 

 av. t. 56. — Fork-tailed Shrike. Lath. fyn. i. 158. n. 2. 



Inhabits Bengal. — This fpecies is feven inches and a half long, and, notwithftanding its fmallnefs, 

 is extremely troublefome to crows : The breaft is of a dufky afh colour. 



261 4. Chefnut Shrike. — 3. Lanius cajlaneus. 5. 



The tail is wedge-like ; the upper part of the body is chefnut, its under parts being 

 white. 

 L. caftaneus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 67. n. 4. — Chefnut-backed Shrike. Lath. fyn. i. 159. n. 3. 



Its place uncertain. — This fpecies is eleven inches long ; the bill, wings, and legs are black ; the 

 fore-head is blackifh brown ; the crown, hind head, nape, and fcrag are afh coloured ; the middle 

 tail quills are black, with afh coloured tips, and the outmoft tail quills are entirely afh coloured. 



262 j f Crefted Shrike. — 4. Lanius crijlatus. 3. 



The tail is wedge-like ; the head is crefted ; the body is reddifh, its under parts being 

 waved with brown and tawny. 



L. criftatus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 72. n. 17.- — L. bengalenfis rufus_ Briff. av. ii. 173. — Crefted red 

 Butcher-bird. Edw. av. t. 54. — Crefted red Shrike. — Lath. fyn. i. 170. n. 18. 



Inhabits Bengal. — This fpecies meafures fix inches and a half long ; it is fometimes found without 

 a creft, perhaps the crefted fpecimens may be the males, and thofe without crefts the females : The 

 bill is pale horn colour ; near the eye, on each fide, the cheek is marked with a fmall femilunar 

 black fpot ; the tail is reddifk above, and grey beneath; the legs, feet, and claws are black.. 



263 6. Canadian Shrike. — 5. Lanius canadenfis, 4. 



The tail is wedge-like; the head is crefted; the body is reddifh above, and whitifh afh. 

 coloured beneath. 



L. canadenfis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 72. n. 18. BrifT. av.ii. 171. t. 18. f. 3. Ger. orn. i. 75. t. 62 

 £. 2.— Pie-griefche huppe de Canada. Buff, oif.i. 316. PL enl. n. 479. f. 2. — Crefted Shrike. 

 Lath. fyn. i. 182. n. 35. Arcl. zool. ii. 239. n. 129. 



Inhabits Canada. — The bill and claws are black ; the creft is reddifh ; the cheeks are dufky, wkh 

 •white fpots ; the throat and breaft are yellowifh red ; the belly is whitifh, or afh coloured ; the wing 

 coverts are black, edged with white •, the primary wing quills are edged with white on their outer 

 webs •, the tail is black, edged on each fide, and tipt with white.. 



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