s64 W O O D - C H A T. Clafs IT. 



Thefe birds build their nefts in low bufhes, and lay 

 fix ecygs of a white color ; but encircled at the bigger 

 end with a ring of brownifh red. 



III. The W O O D - C H A T. 



Lanius minor primus. Aldr. a-o, Dorngreul mit rother platten. 



1. 200. 



Kram- 363. 



Another fort cf Butcher Bird. La Pie griefche roulTe. Brifon 



Wtl. orn. 89. /p. 4. „,'''"■,"• V^7- 



The Wood-chat. Rati fyn. a<v. PI. enl 9. f. 2. 



,Q jp, 6. Buferola, Ferlotta bianca. Zinan* 

 J^r. Zooi. 74. plate C. 2. Sg. 



T 



H I S is one of the few Britijh birds that have 

 elcaped our infpedion % therefore we are obli- 

 cred to defcribe it from an elegant drawing by Mr. 

 Defer. Edwards^ p refer ved in the Sloanian Mufeim. In fize it 

 feems equal to the preceding : the bill is horn colored 1 

 the feathers that furround the bafe are whitilhj above 

 is a black line which is drawn crofs the eyes, and then 

 downwards each fide the neck : the head and hind 

 part of the necii are of a bright bay ; the upper part 

 of the back duflcy : the coverts of the tail grey : the 

 fcapulars white : the coverts of the wings dusky : 

 the quil feathers black, marked towards the bottom 

 with a white fpot : the throat, breaft and belly of a 

 yellowilh white. The two middle feathers appear by 

 the drawing to be entirely black : the exterior edges 

 and tips of the reft white : the legs black. M. Brijfon 

 defcribes the female thus : the upper part of the head, 

 neck and body are reddifh, ftriated tranfverfely with 

 ijrown : the lower parts of the body are of a dirty 



white 



