. Birds of the Colorado valley ... scientific and popular information concerning North American ornithology;. Birds. 536 THE GENUS LANIUS SuBFAMiY LANIINJil: Typical Shrikes This group is perfectly illustrated by its typical genus Lanius, the only one with which we have here to do. Genus LANIUS (Linnaeus) Falco sp., lAnn. Syst. Nat. 1735. Ampells sp., Linn. Syst. Nat. 1748. CoUyrlo, Mcehring, Gen. A v. 1752,28 (not available).- Gray, G. of B.—Bd. BNA. 1858, 323. Lanius p., Linn. Syst Nat. 1758. lanius p., BrUe. Orn. it 1760,140. lanius p., Linn. Syst. Nat. 1766. Lanius of most Authors. CoUuTio
. Birds of the Colorado valley ... scientific and popular information concerning North American ornithology;. Birds. 536 THE GENUS LANIUS SuBFAMiY LANIINJil: Typical Shrikes This group is perfectly illustrated by its typical genus Lanius, the only one with which we have here to do. Genus LANIUS (Linnaeus) Falco sp., lAnn. Syst. Nat. 1735. Ampells sp., Linn. Syst. Nat. 1748. CoUyrlo, Mcehring, Gen. A v. 1752,28 (not available).- Gray, G. of B.—Bd. BNA. 1858, 323. Lanius p., Linn. Syst Nat. 1758. lanius p., BrUe. Orn. it 1760,140. lanius p., Linn. Syst. Nat. 1766. Lanius of most Authors. CoUuTio, Tigore, PZS. 1831,42.—Bd. Eev. AB. 1866,437. (Not of Kanp, 1829.) Chaes.—Wing of ten primaries, and tail of twelve rectrices, both rounded in shape, and of nearly equal lengths. Point of the wing formed by the 3d, dth, and 5th quills, the 2d not longer than the 6th, and the Ist about half as long as the 3d. Tarsus equalling or slightly exceeding in length the middle toe and claw, strongly scutellate in front, and with the outer lateral plate usually more or less subdivided, as is unusual among Oscines. Lateral toes of about equal lengths, their claws reaching to the base of the middle claw; inner toe cleft nearly to the base, the outer more extensively coherent with the basal joint of the middle toe. Feet large and strong, but without specially " raptorial" development either of the digits or of their claws. Bill large and powerful, com- pressed, deep, completely Fig. of Shrikes. notchcd and toothed, and strongly hooked, presenting the full accomplishment of a raptorial character. Eictus ample and deeply cleft, and strongly bristled; gonys short, only about half the length of the lower mandible. Nostrils circular or nearly so, placed well forward in the nasal fossa, more or less perfectly over- hung and concealed by tufts of antrorse bristly feathers. Body stout; neck short; head relatively large. Coloration simple, the black, white, and bluish or gr
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