485 
Mr. R. B. Sharpe on Birds from Fao. 
45. Lanius phcenicuroides, Severtz.; Gadow, t. c. p. 278. 
No. 122. Adult male; No. 72. Adult female. 
Occurs from September to May. 
No. 72 was shot on the 17th of April, and No. 122 on the 
12th of October, 1884. 
46. Lanius nubicus, Licht.; Gadow, t. c. p. 282. 
No. 69. Two adult birds. 
[Migratory; only seen in March and April, generally in 
pairs.] 
47. Lanius auriculatus, Miill.; Gadow, t. c. p. 283; 
Blanf. t. c. p. 138. 
No. 56. An adult specimen. 
[Seasonal visitant in spring and autumn. Probably breeds 
beyond Busreh.] 
48. Lanius collurio, L.; Gadow, t. c. p. 286; Blanf. t. c. 
p. 137. 
No. 83. Two males, one female, and a young bird. 
[Excepting during the months of December, January, and 
February, and from June to August, i.e. midwinter (rainy 
season) and midsummer, I have seen them throughout the 
year. 
I have shot them on the 5th of May, 1884, in adolescent 
stage of plumage, on the 1st and again on the 30th of 
September, two young, one adult; one adult on the 15th of 
November.] 
49. Cotile riparia (L.); Sharpe, op. cit. x. p. 96; Blanf. 
t. c. p. 216. 
[No. 92. Excepting during December and January this 
bird is noted by me as being seen throughout the remainder 
of the year.] 
50. Hirundo rustica, L.; Sharpe, t. c. p. 128; Blanf. t. c. 
p. 215. 
Two specimens in full plumage. 
[I believe these birds only leave Fao during midwinter, 
i.e. in December and January. 
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