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WHITE-HEAt)El) SHRlKia. 



Lanius leucocephalus. L. nigro-virescens, capite collo corport" 



que subtus albis. Lath, ind. orn. 

 Greenish-black Shrike, with the head, neck, and body beneath 



white. 



Tcha-cherte-be. Buff. ois. 



Grande Pie-grieche verdatre de Madagascar. P/. EnL 374. 

 White-Headed Shrike. Lath. syn. 



Size of a Blackbird: colour black, with a gloss 

 of blue- green : head and whole under parts milk- 

 white : bill and legs deep lead-colour. Native of 

 Madagascar. 



I'lTANGUA SHRIKE. 



Lanius Pitangua. L. subfernigineuSj subtus fiams, capite ufrin^ 



que flamfasciato, rostro valido fulvo. 

 Subferruginous Shrike, yellow beneath, with a yellow band on 



each side the head, and strong, fulvous bill. 

 Lanius Pitangua, L. niger, subtus Jlavus, vertice stria fulva^ 



fascia oculari alba. Lin. Syst. Nat. 

 Le Bentaveo. Buff. ois. Tyran du Bresil. PI, Enl. 212. 

 Brasilian Shrike. Lath, syn. 



Size of a Blackbird : colour on the upper parts 

 subferruginous brown, the wing-feathers edged 

 with yellow- ferruginous; on the top of the head a 

 short yellowish stripe, and a longer one on each 

 side, curving from the base of the bill over the 

 eyes: whole under parts pale yellow: bill very 

 strong and large for the size of the bird, and of a 

 reddish brown colour: legs red. Native of Brasil. 



