SHRIKE. 55 



56— CHESTNUT-BACKED SHRIKE. 



Lanius castaneus, Ind.Orn.i. 67. Gm. Lin.\. 297. Shaw's Zool. vii. 294. 

 Chestnut-backed Shrike, Gen. Syn. i. 159. 



LENGTH eleven inches. Bill black ; forehead black brown ; 

 through the eye, and over the eyebrow the same ; crown, nape, and 

 neck behind, quite to the back, ash-colour ; beginning of the back 

 pale chestnut ; wings chiefly black ; the second quills margined with 

 ferruginous ; throat dusky white ; the rest of the under parts quite 

 white; tail black, very cuneiform, the two outer feathers being 

 shorter by two inches than the middle ones, and these last have the 

 tips ferruginous ; the others more so as they proceed outwardly, the 

 exterior on each side being almost wholly of that colour; legs black. 



In the collection of the late Dr. Hunter; from whence unknown. 



57— LUZONIAN SHRIKE. 



Lanius lucionensis, Lid. Orn. i. 67. Lin.i. 135. Bris.'n. 169. pi. 18. 1. Id. 8vo. 204. 



Gm. Lin. i. 299. Shaw's Zool. vii. 334. 

 Luzonian Shrike, Gen. Syn. i. 172. 



SIZE of the Red-backed species; length seven inches and a 

 half. Bill greyish brown; body above the same, beneath rufous 

 white ; behind, and beneath the eye, a longish spot of brown ; lower 

 part, and sides of the neck, the b east, sides of the body, and 

 thighs rufous white, crossed with fine brown lines ; quills greyish 

 brown, with rufous margins ; tail rufous grey, cuneifoim, all except 

 the two middle feathers tipped rufous white ; legs rufous brown. 



Inhabits the Isle of Luconia, and called there Cabecote. 



