BIRDS. RAPACIOUS. Shrike. $$3 



Inhabits Cayenne Is fix inches long: The female has no crcft, but her crown is blackifh, and her 



throat and bread are afh coloured. 



305 37. Green Shrike. — 34. Lanlus viridis. 38. 



The head, wings, and upper part of the body, are dufky green ; the under parts of the 

 body are white ; the tail is black. 



L. viridis. Lath, ind, orn. i. 75. n. 27. — L. madagafcarienfis minor viridis. BrifT. av. ii. 195. n. 25. 

 t. 15. f. 2. — Tcba-cbert. Buff. oif. i. 310. — Pie-griefche de Madagafcar. PI. enl. n. 32. f. 2. — 

 Green Shrike. Lath. fyn. i. 179. n. 30. 



Inhabits Madagafcar. — Is near fix inches long; the wings are long; the two middle tail quills are 

 dufky green ; the reft are black, or blackifh, with dufky green exterior webs; the legs, feet, and 

 claws, are black. 



306 38. White-headed Shrike. — $5. Lanius hucocephalus. 39. 



Is greenifh black above; the head, neck, and under parts of the body, being white. 



L. leucocephalus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 77. n. 36. — L. madagafcarienfis major viridis. BrifT. av. ii. 

 193. n. 24. t. 19. f. 3. — Tcha-chert-be. Buff. oif. i. 314. — Pie-griefche verdatre de Madagafcar. 

 PI. enl. n. 374. — White-headed Shrike. Lath. fyn. i. 180. n. 32. 



Inhabits Madagafcar This fpecies, which has fome affinity to the Rufous Shrike, is eight inches. 



long ; the tail is dark greenifh black above, and black beneath ; the bill, legs, feet, and claws, are 

 leaden coloured. 



307 39- Dominican Shrike. — 36. Lanius dominicanus. 40. - 

 Is black, with a white belly and rump. 



L. leucorbynchos dominicanus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 78. n. 38. /3. — Pie-griefche domlnicaine. 

 Sonner. voy. $5. t. 26. — Dominican Shrike. Lath. fyn. i. 181. 



Inhabits the Phillippine iflands. — This fpecies is a little larger than a Sparrow ; it flies with vaft 

 fwiftnefs, is extremely bold, and is particularly troublefome to Crows : Dr Gmelin fufpech; it may be 

 a variety of the Manilla Shrike, formerly defcribed, and it is accordingly arranged as fuch by Mr 

 Latham. The bill is conical, ftrong, and afh coloured, being garnifhed at the bafe with briftles; the 

 wings extend beyond the tip of the tail when clofed. 



-, g 40. PanayShiike. — 37. Lanius panay tnfis. 41. 



Is brown ; the head, throat, breaft, and belly, being red. 



L. panayenfis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 78. n. 40. — Pie-griefche rouge de Panay. Sonner. voy. 114. 

 t. 70.— Panayan Shrike. Lath. fyn. i. 182. n. 34. 



Inhabits the ifland of Panay. — Is about the fame fize with the Butcher Shrike ; the bill, legs, and 

 feet, are black; the crown, back, wings, and tail, are brown ; the irides are flame coloured. 



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