Stat, v.c. open 17
Black; hind-neck, upper under base tail, patch on wing white; f., grayish instead of white. Insects. "To describe the note of this bird is beyond the power of my pen." (Gould.) "Wonderfully modulated whistle ... unequalled among European birds." (Alfred Russel Wallace).
317 White-backed Magpie (Crow-Shrike), G. leuconota, N.S.W., V., S.A., C.A., W.A.
Stat. v.c. open 18
Upper white, except head, tip-tail, wing-quills black; under black; f., back gray. Insects. Glorious carol, see 316.
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318 Black-throated Butcher-Bird (Crow-Shrike), Cracticus nigrigularis, A. exc. N. Ter.
Stat. v.r. timber 13.5
Head, neck, chest black; hind-neck, centre-wing, rump, under white; tail black, side tipped white; f., sim. Insects, mice. One of the best of songsters, rich notes.
319[*] Australian Butcher-Bird (Shrike), Collared Crow-Shrike, Derwent (Tasmanian, Whistling) Jackass, Durbaner, C. destructor, E.A., S.A., W.A.