. Birds. Birds. ^. 455. Pig. 138.—Laniits lahtora. Family LANIIDtE. The intrinsic muscles of the syrinx fixed' to the' ends oE the bronchial semi-rings; the edges of both mandibles smooth, or the upper one simply notched or toothed, or both; hinder aspect of tarsus smooth, composed of two entire longitudinal laminae; wing with ten primaries; tongue non-tubular ; nostrils clear of the line of forehead, the lower edge of the nostril nearer to the commissure than the upper edge is to the culmen; plumage of the nestling cross-barred; rectrices twelve; nostrils more or less overhung by brist
. Birds. Birds. ^. 455. Pig. 138.—Laniits lahtora. Family LANIIDtE. The intrinsic muscles of the syrinx fixed' to the' ends oE the bronchial semi-rings; the edges of both mandibles smooth, or the upper one simply notched or toothed, or both; hinder aspect of tarsus smooth, composed of two entire longitudinal laminae; wing with ten primaries; tongue non-tubular ; nostrils clear of the line of forehead, the lower edge of the nostril nearer to the commissure than the upper edge is to the culmen; plumage of the nestling cross-barred; rectrices twelve; nostrils more or less overhung by bristles and hairs ; an autumn moult only *. * Gadow states that some of the Shrikes have a seasonal change of plumage, I think that he is in error on this Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911; Blandford, William Thomas, 1832-1905. London, Taylor and Francis
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