74 BIRDS. [Clafs II. 
SPECIES II. The red backt Butcher Bird. Plate C. I. 
Leffer Butcher-bird, called in Tork- 
Jhire Flulher. JVil. orn- 88. fp. 2. 
The male. 89. fp. 3. the female. 
Ran Jyn. av. 18. 
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T H E male weighs two ounces; the fe¬ 
male two ounces two drams. The 
length of the former is feven inches 
and a half; the breadth eleven inches. The bill 
refembles that of the preceding fpecies ; the head 
and lower part of the back are of a fine light grey: 
acrofs the eyes from the bill runs a broad black 
ftroke ; the upper part of the back and coverts 
of the wings are of a bright ferruginous color; 
the bread:, belly and fides are of an elegant bloflom 
color ; the irides are hazel; in the female the 
Mort. Northampt. 424. 
Brijfon av. 2. 151. 
Lanius collurio. Lin.Jyft. 94. 
Faun. fuec. 27. Tab. 2. f, 81. 
ffroke acrofs the eyes is of a reddifh brown ; the 
head of a dull ruft color mixed with grey ; the 
bread:, belly and fides of a dirty white marked with 
femicircular dufky lines; the tail is of a deep 
brown, the outward feather on each fide excepted, 
whole exterior webs are white. The middle 
figure in the plate exhibits the male ; the lower 
the female. 
Thefe birds build their neds in low bulhes, and 
lay fix eggs of a white color; but encircled at 
the bigger end with a ring of brownifli red. 
SPECIES III. The Wood-chat. 
JVil. orn. 89. fp. 4. 
Rail fyn. av. 19. ip. 6. 
T H I S is one of the few Britijh birds 
that have efcaped our notice ; therefore 
we are obliged to recur to Mr. 7 F 7 /- 
loughby for its defcription. “This had a white 
“ fpot on each fhoulder ; the bottoms of the nine 
Lanius rufus. Brijfon av. 2. 147. 
outmod beam feathers were whits; above the 
“ bill was a crofs black line ; the head of a pale 
“red; the back, firft red, then alh colored: 
“ under the throat were tranfverfe dulky lines; 
“ elfe the whole underfide was of a dirty white. 
SPECIES I V. The led Butcher-bird. 
Edzv av. 5 5. 
Bearded Titmoufe. Vlb. av. I. Tab. 48 
'T' HIS final! fpecies is found in the 
mirfhes near London: we have allb 
feen it near Gloucefter. It is of the 
fame lhape as the long-tailed titmoufe ; but rather 
larger. The bill is diort, drong and very con¬ 
vex, of a yellow color : the head is of a fine 
grey ; on each fide the bill beneath the eye is a 
long triangular tuft of black feathers; the chin 
Paras Barbaras. Brijfon av. 3. 567. 
Paras biarmicus- Lin. fyji. 
and throat are white : the middle of the bread 
delh colored ; the fides, thighs and vent feathers 
of a pale orange : the hind part of the neck, and 
the bacK are of an orange bay : the fecondary fea¬ 
thers of the wings are black edged with orange : 
tne quil feathers dufky on their exterior, white on 
their interior fides : the lefi'er quil feathers tipt 
with orange. The tail is two inches three quar¬ 
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