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middle ones ; hence it should seem, that the drawing from which 

 the above description was taken, might be from a caged bird. This 

 is probably only a variety of the Jocose Shrike, as we are told that 

 the Bengal variety has the crest black.* 



41.— BENGAL SHRIKE. 



Lanius Emeria, Tnd. Orn.i. 74. Lin. i. 137. Gm.Lin.'i. 305. Shaw's Zoo.!, vii. 232. 



Muscicapa Emeria, Lin. i. 326. 



Lanius bengalensis fuscus, Bris. ii. 175. Id. Svo. i. 206. 



Rouge-queue, Buf. i. 309. 



Indian Redstart, Edw. 1. 190. Albin. iii. t. 56. 



Bengal Shrike, Gen. Syn.\. 175. 



LENGTH five inches and a half. Bill cinereous brown, base 

 bristly ; hides whitish ; crown of the head and nape black, the last 

 somewhat crested ; behind the eye a scarlet spot, edged beneath 

 with white ; belly, vent, rump, and upper tail coverts red ; on each 

 side of the neck four black, curved spots; tail pale brown; legs 

 black. 



Inhabits Bengal. 



* Dr. Buchanan. 



