Class II. RED-BACKED SHRIKE. 



275 



Lanius Collurio. L, Cauda sub- 



cuneiformi, dorso griseo, rec- 



tricibus 4 intermediis unico- 



loribus, rostroplumbeo. Lath. 



Ind. orn. §Q- id. Syn. i. 167. 



id. Sup. i. 52. 

 La petite Pie griesche gvise. 



Below av. 128. 

 Lanius tertius. Aldr. av. i. 199. 

 Lesser Butcher Bird, called in 



Yorkshire Flusher. Wil. orn. 



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



the female. 

 Rail syn. av. 18. 

 Danish Tornskade. Norv. Hant- 



vark. Br. 23. 



Mort. Northampt. 424. 

 L'Ecorcheur. Brissoti av. ii. 



151. Hist, d'ois. i. 304. 



PL Enl. 31. t 2. 

 Lanius Collurio. Gm. Lin. 



300. 

 Faun. Suec. 81. Tab. ii. f. 81. 

 Dorngreul, Dornheher. Kram. 



363. 

 Bufferola, Ferlotta rossa. Zi- 



nan, 91. 

 J3r. Zoo/. 74. plate C. 1. Arcl. 



Zool. i. 280. 

 Mali Skrakoper. Stopoli, 



No. 1Q. 



2. Red- 



EACKED. 



JlHE male weighs two ounces; the female 

 two ounces two drams. The length of the for- 

 mer is seven inches and a half; the breadth 

 t el even 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- 



t 2 



Descrip- 

 tion. 



