22-i LANIAD.E. 



white ; the feathers bordered with a dusky semicircular line. 

 The young of the year nearly resemble the female, but some 

 of the feathers on the rump have a narrow dark border. 



The females and young resemble the young of the Wood- 

 Shrike, which, however, may be distinguished from them by 

 the white spot on the wing, which the present species never 

 shows, and which, in all stages, exists in the Wood-Shrike. 



Very old females nearly resemble the male in plumage. 



