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L. superciliosus and with L. tigrinus of the Diet. Class, (v. L. magnu 

 rostris, Lesson, and L. strigatus, Ey ton). Another allied species, but 

 inhabiting further eastward in the Philippine Isles, is the L. lucionensis, 

 Lin. I mention these to shew that I do not confound them.* 



A marked variety of L. melanotis (for it can scarcely be admitted as a 

 separate species) was found abundantly by Capt. Boys in the country 

 lying between Scinde and Ferozepore. It is distinguished by its pale co- 

 louring, a predominant dull sandy-grey, scarcely tinged with rufous, 

 except on the rump and tail ; the lores being whitish (in a male and 

 female presented to the Society by Captain Boys), but with a slight 

 black spot adjoining the orbit above. If regarded as new, L. arenarius, 

 nobis. 



7. L. Hardwickii, Vigors : Bay-backed Shrike, Latham. Of this beau- 

 tiful species, some females perhaps resemble the males ; but they usually 

 differ in their generally duller colours, in the total absence of the black 

 upon the forehead, and over and before the eye, while the ear-coverts 

 are nearly brown-black : some of them have a grey head and neck, not 

 however very pure ; and others a brown head and neck, the latter having 

 also rays on the under-parts. This Shrike is common in most parts of 

 the country from the Himalaya southward, but does not occur below 

 the Rajmahl hills in Bengal, and I have never seen it from the 

 countries eastward. 



Tephrodornis, Swainson. To this genus must be referred — 



1. T. sylvicola, Jerdon, Catal. S. India. 



2. T.pelvica: Tenthaca pelvica, Hodgson, Ind. Rev. 1837, p. 447. 

 Nepal, Tipperah, Arracan. 



3. T. gularis ; Lanius gularis, Raffles: L. virgatus,\ Tern. Ma- 

 lacca, Sumatra. 



These three species are very closely allied. The last is distinguished 

 by its small size, and otherwise resembles T. pelvica. Length of wing 

 three inches and seven-eighths. In the two others the wing measures 



* There is a L. ferox described in the Diet. Class., from Java, which I cannot iden- 

 tify ; probably a female or young bird of its species. Also L. vittatus, Val., assigned 

 to India, but with which I am unacquainted; the latter is probably not a true Lanius : 

 L. collurioides of Lesson, inBelanger's Voyage, is described from Pegu.— Mr. Strick- 

 land suspects that L. tigrinus (v. magnirostris,) is probably a variety of L. phcenicu- 

 rus ; but it is a well marked distinct species. 



t Misprinted vulgatus, in the Diet. Class. ? 



