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57. Artamus Fuscus, Vieill— The Wood Swallow. Layard, 

 Annals Natural History, 1854, volume »3, page 128 ; Kelaart, 

 Prodromus Faunas Zeylanica, page 124, also gives in addition, by 

 some mistake, A. Leucorhynchus, a Philippine Islands species. 



Abundant in many localities of all parts of the low-country, notably 

 round the Bolgoda and Panadure lakes in the north-east monsoon, 

 up the valley of the Gindurah at all seasons, and about Trincomalee 

 in the winter season. Rare about Colombo and common in the 

 north-west, according to Holdsworth. It does not appear to 

 extend far inland, being found mostly along the sea border. 



58. Lanius Cristatus, Linn.— -The Rufous Shrike. " Butcher 

 bird" of Europeans, Lanius superciliosus, Linn. — Layard, An- 

 nals Natural History, 1854, page 130; omitted from Kelaart's 

 list, Prodromus Faunae Zeylanica. 



Although Layard does not mention it, I am sure this bird is migratory 

 in the north-east monsoon to Ceylon. Holdsworth and myself 

 have only procured it in that season. Abundant on all dry, bushy, 

 open lands throughout the low-country, particularly so at Ham- 

 bantota and parts of the south-west in the vicinity of Galle, 

 near Trincomalee, and according to Holdsworth, at Aripu. I have 

 found it in patanas in all the coffee districts, and Mr. Holdsworth 

 obtained it at Nuwara Eliya. It sometimes remains in the 

 Southern Province as late as the last week in April. 



59. Tephmodornis Pondiceriana, Gmdn. — The Wood 

 Shrike, Tephrodornis affinis, Blijth . (Vide Holdsworth, Catalogue 

 Ceylon Birds, P. Z. S., 1«72.) Tephrodornis affinis, Blyth. — 

 Layard, Annals Natural History, ^54, page 131; Kelaart, 

 Prodromus Faunae Zeylanica, page 124. 



Resident all the year round in the south of the Island, and appears 

 to migrate to the north and west in the north-east monsoon ; 

 common in the valley of the Gindurah, also in the Western 

 Province, and at Trincomalee in the north-east monsoon; likewise 

 on the south-east coast at the same season. I have never seen it 

 at Colombo in the south-west monsoon, nor has Mr, Holdsworth 

 observed it in the north-west during the prevalence of that wind. 



Note. — The movements of this and some few other birds in our 

 list, are extremely puzzling ; they would seem (these apparently 

 adventuresome individuals) to move in part from the south, where 

 they are resident throughout the year, to the north and west in 

 the face of the north-east monsoon, or else those we have here do 

 not migrate to the east during the south-west monsoon, finding 

 shelter enough from the wind among the countless little hills of 

 which this corner of the Island is composed, and hence are station- 

 ary here at all seasons, whereas their congeners, inhabiting the 



