WHITE-BILLED SHRIKE. 3^3 



genus, persuaded himself to consider the present 

 jspecies as a variety of the European Grey Shrike 

 or Lanius Excubitor ! ! ! 



WHITE-WREATHED SHRIKE. 



Lanius faustus. L. canus suhtus ferrugineiis, fasciola occipitaU 

 alba, remigihus caudaque lineis numerous transversisfuscis. 



Grey Shrike, ferruginous beneath, with an occipital white 

 wreath, and wings and tail crossed by numerous brown lines. 



Lanius faustus. L griseus, subtus ferrugineus, lineola alba pone 

 oculos. Cauda rotundata. Lin. Sijst. JSat, 



White- Wreathed Shrike. Lath. syn. 



Size of a common Thrush. Native of China: 

 the feathers are of a fibrous or silky texture^ as in 

 the Lanius infaustus, Mr. Latham in his Index 

 Ornithologicus has transferred this species to the 

 genus Turdus, under the title of Turdus canorus. 



WHITE-BILLED SHRIKE. 



Lanius leucorhynchos. L. nigricans, corpore suhtus uropygioque 



albidis, rostro palUdo, 

 Blackish Shrike, with the body beneath and rump whitish, and 



pale bill. 



Lanius leucorynchos. L, mger, rostro, pectore, abdomine, 

 uropygioque albis. Lin. Manfiss. Lath. ind. orn. 



Length seven inches. Native of the island of 

 Manilla. A variety of this species is mentioned 

 by Mr. Latham under the title of the Dominican 

 Shrike: it differs in being a trifle larger, and of a 



