SHRIKE. 



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Savannas, never in great woods, but often in high trees thin in 

 foliage, from which it darts on insects ; feeds also on caterpillars ; 

 common every where in the warmer parts of South America, but not 

 seen farther north than St. Domingo, and Porto Rico. M. Temminck 

 ranks this with the Flycatchers. 



105.— CAYENNE SHRIKE. 



Lanius Cayanus, Ind. Orn. i. 80. Lin. i. 137. Gm. Lin.\. 304. JBm.ii. 158. t. 14. 1. 



Id. Svo.i. 201. Shaiv's Zool. vii. 297. 

 Becarde, Tern. Man. Ed.'u. Anal, p.lix. 



Bie-griesche de Cayenne, Becarde. PI. enl. 304. Buf. i. 311. 

 Le Distingue a tete noire, Voy. d'Azara, iii. 207. 

 Cayenne Shrike, Gen. Syn. \. 1S9. 



SIZE of a Blackbird ; length eight inches and a half. Bill red, 

 beset with bristles at the base, the tip black; the whole plumage 

 fine light grey, except the head, quills, and tail, which are black; 

 legs ash-colour ; both sexes nearly alike. 



Inhabits Cayenne ; comes into Paraguay in September, and 

 departs in December or January ; flies high, swift, and to long 

 distances ; keeps for the most part in deep woods, and perches on 

 high trees. 



A.— Lanius Cayanensis naevius, Bris.u. 160. Id. 8v o. i. 202. 

 Pie-griesche tachetee de Cayenne, PI. enl. 377. 

 Spotted Cayenne Shrike, Gen. Syn. i. 189. 



This differs in having a longitudinal black streak down the middle 

 of each grey feather, otherwise like the former. 



B. — Spotted Cayenne Shrike, Gen. Syn. Sup. p. 54. 



In this the forehead is pale buff-colour ; on the ears a rufous 

 spot; body pale grey. — In the collection of Gen. Davies. 



