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chat quits that country in autumn, and 
returns not till Spring/' The same author 
tells us that " the family, which does not 
disperse after the young are fledged, de* 
parts alone in the beginning of September. 
They flutter from tree to tree, and support 
not a continued flight, even in their migra- 
tions. They reside during summer in the 
plains, and nestle on the bushy trees ; in 
that season the Great Cinereous Shrike 
inhabits the forests, and seldom emerges 
from its retreats till after the departure of 
the Wood-chat." 
Wood, in his edition of Buffon's works, 
gives the following extract from Levail- 
lant. — "The male of this species is rather 
smaller than the female. She is also easily 
distinguished by not having the head and 
under part of the neck, of that deep red- 
colour, which belongs exclusively to the 
male. ,, 
Shaw informs us that " Levaillant 
found this bird in the interior of Africa, 
and says, that it is by no means uncom- 
mon, and does not in the least differ from 
the same species found in Europe." This 
