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AVIFAUNA 



Ampelidae. 



273. Ampelis garrulus L. [Pestvogel]. 



Since 1904 we received only one specimen, a female, shot 

 25 February 1905 at Vogelzang, Noord-Brabant. 



Laniidae. 



274. Lanius excubitor L. [Klapekster]. 



We received three specimens. We possess 23 specimens 

 from the Netherlands, among which are nestlings from 

 Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant. 



Birds with only one wing-speculum are not rarely 

 met with. 



275. Lanius minor Gmeliu. [Kleine klapekster]. 



No specimen killed in the Netherlands in our collection. 

 In the collection of the Zoological Garden at Rotterdam is a 

 male, that has been shot in October 1859 or 1860 near 

 Rotterdam; this is till yet a unicum for our country. 



276. Lanius collurio L. [Grauwe klauwier]. 

 We received 11 specimens. 



277. Lanius senator L. [RoodkopklauwierJ. 



This bird we did not receive. We possess adult specimens, 

 shot in May and June, from Zutphen and Valkenswaard, 

 and a young specimen shot in August at Noordwijk. 



Paradoxornithidae. 



278. Panurus biarmicus (L.). [Baardmannetje], 



We received only one example. This species is on several 

 places still a common breeding bird, a large number is 

 caught every year in autumn. 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, "Vol. XXX. 



