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A.— Collurio varius, Bris. ii. 154. Id. 8vo. 201. Gm. Lin. i. 301. 12. jS. Raii, 19. 



A. 5. Will. t.10. 

 Lanius Arundinum, Klein. Av. p. 54. 

 Variegated Shrike, Gen.Syn.i. 168: 



This is grey above, rufous white beneath, streaked across with 

 brown above and below ; scapulars whitish, bounded by a black 

 stripe ; tail black, the three outer feathers rufous white at the base 

 and tips; the exterior one wholly so on the outer edge. 



6.— BAY-BACKED SHRIKE, 



LENGTH nearly 7 in. Bill black; irides hazel; forehead to 

 the crown black, continuing in a broad band, having the eye in the 

 middle, half way on each side of the neck, and rounded at the 

 bottom, bounded above with white; the rest of the head, and hind 

 part of the neck and rump fine blue grey ; back and scapulars fine 

 tawny ferruginous ; wings black ; base of the prime quills white, 

 forming a spot ; second quills edged with white ; under parts, from 

 the chin, pale blossom-colour ; sides of the breast, and beneath the 

 wings, inclining to tawny; tail cuneiform, three inches long, the 

 outer feather shorter by three quarters of an inch ; the general colour 

 of it black ; all, except the two middle ones, more or less white at 

 the ends, and the exterior wholly so; legs dusky brown. 



Inhabits India ; known by the name of Chuka-teynta ; found at 

 Cawnpore, in January. It seems a species between the Red-backed 

 Shrike, and Woodchat, but is smaller than either ; the back is bay 



