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71. Lanitjs minor. 
Lanius minor Shelley, p. 115. 
I possess an adult male of this species shot by Capt. Seppings 
on 5th Sept., 1907, near Giza. This is the only record I 
have of the occurrence of the Lesser Grey Shrike in the 
Province of Giza, though it is probably a regular visitor on 
migration, seeing that it winters in South Africa. 
72. Lanius collurio. 
Lanius collurio Shelley, p. 117. 
The Red-backed Shrike is a regular visitor during the 
autumn migration in August and September. The adults 
appear to arrive before the young. Of the old males obtained 
by myself in the middle of August, one is in nearly full 
winter plumage, while two others have only begun their 
moult. An old female shot 25th August, 1907, is assuming 
a plumage approaching that of the male. 
Up to the present time I have not met with this species in 
spring in Egypt. 
73. Lanius pomeranus niloticus. 
Lanius senator niloticus Hartert, Yog. d. pal. Fauna, i. 
p. 436. 
Lanius auriculatus Shelley, p. 117. 
A Woodchat-Shrike caught at Abu Roash in the Province 
of Giza, April 6th, 1905, lived for four months in the Giza 
Zoological Gardens. Mr. E. W. Buckley informs me that 
he has frequently seen Woodchats near Ayat in this 
Province. 
During the spring and early summer of 1905 many 
examples of this Shrike were brought to me by a Bedouin 
who had caught them near Abu Roash, in the Province. 
This form differs from the typical Woodchat in having the 
bases of all the rectrices white. 
74. Lanius nubicus. 
Lanius nubicus Shelley, p. 116. 
The Masked Shrike is a common visitor during the spring 
migration, but less numerous during the passage south in 
autumn. 
