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Birds of Celebes; Laniidae. 
from Tomolion, N. Celebes, marked § in tlie Sarasin Collection is entirely without 
bars below. 
Measurements (6 adults from the Philippines, Labuan 1, Talaut 2, N. Celebes 3, Manado 
tua 1). Wing 87—92 mm, tail 86 — 88; bill from nostril 10.5 — 12; tarsus 25. 
Nest and eggs. We have not found any notes on the nidification of this species. 
Distribution. Askold Id. off the coast of Russian Manchuria (Jankowski g 3, g 4)\ Corea 
(Campbell 45); China fSwinh. 2, 15, David 19, etc.); Loochoo Is. (Fryer 40); 
Formosa (Swinh. 4, 4*®’', S*”'®); Hainan — seen only? (Swinh. S); Philippines — 
Luzon, Panay, Cebu, Panaon, Leyte, Bohol, Negros, Guunaras, Mindoro, Basilan, 
Mindanao, Palawan (Jagor5, Meyer and Everett Schmacker y 2, Platen 47); 
Talaut — Kabruang and Karkellang (Nat. Coll, in Dresden Mus.); Sangi (Hoedt 
32); Manado txia off N. Celebes (Nat. Coll, m Dresd. Mus.); Minahassa, N. Celebes 
(Platen .30^'®, v. Duivenbode 32, P. & F. Sarasin, Nat. CoH); Borneo (Everett, 
etc. 37); Halmahera (fide Schalow g I]', Flores (Weber 47); Sumatra (Vorderman 
44); Singaj)ore (Hume 25); Malay Peninsula (Hume 26, Oates 55); South Tenasserim 
(Davison 21] and Mergui Is. (Oates 55); Andamans (W. Rams. 13, Dav. 74); 
Nicobars (Dav. 74); Ceylon (Hume 72, 27); South India — Travancore (Hume 78^“). 
The northernmost bounds of the range of this Shrike are not yet satis- 
factorily known. In Corea, where L. tigrimis is I'are after Mr. Campbell’s 
experience, L. lucionemis is very common in summer; at Pekin David met with 
it in spring and autumn during its passage to and from the Philippines and 
some country further north. Further south in China Mr. De TiU Touche 
observes that it “arrives towards the end of August and is common throughout 
September and October. It occurs during the winter; for I shot one on the 
2P* January” (31). “In spring and fall”, says Swinhoe (4) “it abounds at Amoy 
for a few days, and then disappears, on its vernal migration into the interior 
and North of China; and in autumn across the sea to the Philippines, where 
it hibernates. In its line of migration it touches S. W. Formosa, and there we 
had its company for a few days in the early part of September”. Later (4^‘'') 
Mr. Swinhoe ascertained that it also passed the wTnter in Formosa. Rather 
more north in China, in the lower Yangtse Basin Mr. Styan (43) obtained very 
young ones in July, “which, there is little doubt, were bred locally. In August 
immature birds are very plentiful”. Nevertheless, its main breeding-grounds would 
seem to be northernmost China, Corea and Manchirria; but, as noticed already, 
we havm been unable to fi.nd any record of its nidification. Glancing south 
again, Swinhoe (S''‘^) notices a specimen which flew on board ship off Video 
Island near Shanghai on 15‘’‘May; a specimen crossing the sea during the 
autumn migration in September came on F. J. Fk Meyen’s ship in latit. 14"N. 
on the passage across the China Sea from Macao to Luzon (a 1, a 2)-, a third, 
which we think may safely be identified with this species was taken at sea near 
Luzon by Capt. Conrad (a 3). In the Philippines it seems to be common 
during the winter months and has been recorded from nearly all the chief is- 
lands. Two specimens obtained by our native hunters in Talaut are dated 
13*’" November, 1893, and autumn, 1896; another from Manado tua, l.Y’" April. 
