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the head and neck, back, rump, and wing coverts rufous ; from the 

 forehead, over the eye, a white band ; and through the eye, from the 

 comers of the mouth, a black one ; under parts rufous white; quills 

 black, edged outwardly with rufous ; tail cuneiform, rather more so 

 than in the Woodchat; the two middle feathers rufous, the others the 

 same, only on the outer webs. 



Inhabits Java, in the neighbourhood of Batavia, and is in the 

 collection of M. Levaillant. 



A. — Size of the former. Bill rufous, tip black ; plumage above 

 rufous brown, beneath dull rufous white, crossed with numerous 

 fine dusky lines ; wing and tail feathers edged with rufous ; quills 

 dusky; through the eye a broad black streak; tail long, rufous 

 brown ; legs black, long, and slender. 



Inhabits India, called Latora Koodeia ; represented with others 

 among the drawings of Sir J. Anstrufher, Bart. ; and also one rather 

 larger, the bill more stout, and dusky, with a few hairs at the base; 

 plumage deep brown above, and rufous-white beneath, crossed witli 

 fine lines as in the former ; tail two inches and three quarters long, 

 even at the end ; through the eye a broad black band, jagged 

 behind ; legs rather stout. 



This is called Latora-Jogy-whooro ; these two last seem to be 

 females of the Supercilious Shrike. 



