CHESNUT-BACKEJ) SHRIKE. 



LaniUs castaneus. L. cauda cuneiformi, corpore svpracastaneo 

 subtus alboy vertice nucha cerviceque citiereis. Lath, ind, orn. 



Shrike with cuneated tail, chesnut-coloured body white be- 

 neath, with cinereous crown, nape, and neck. 



Chesnut-backed Shrike, hatlu syn. 



First described by Mr. Latham, from a speci- 

 men which once existed in the Museum of Dr. 

 William Hunter. Length eleven inches : wings and 

 tail black, the latter tipped with ferruginous: bill 

 and legs black: native country unknown. 



LOUISIANA SHRIKE. 



Lanius Ludovicianus. X. cinereus, 'vertice, fascia suhoculari, 

 aliSf caudaque cuneata nigris, remigibus basi, rectricibus apict 

 albis. 



Cinereous Shrike, with the crown of the head, streak under 

 the eyes, wings, and cuneated tail black, the wing-feathers 

 white at the base, and the tail-feathers at the tips. 



Lanius Ludovicianus. X. cauda cuneiformi cinereus, remigibus 

 nigris basi rectricibusque apice albis, Lin. Syst. Nat, 



Greatly allied to the English Grey Shrike, 

 which it resembles in size, but is of a darker 

 colour: tail black, with the base and tips of the 

 feathers white, except those of the two middle 

 ones. Native of Louisiana. 



