The Birds of Australia, Vol. 1 of 7

by John Gould

88. Gymnorhina Tibicen	[Vol. II. ] Pl. 46.
89. Gymnorhina leuconota, Gould	[Vol. II. ] Pl. 47.
90. Gymnorhina organicum, Gould	[Vol. II. ] Pl. 48.

Genus Cracticus, Vieill.

The members of this genus, which are universally dispersed over Australia, prey upon small quadrupeds, birds, lizards and insects, which they frequently impale after the manner of the ordinary Shrikes. Their nidification resembles that of the species belonging to the genera Strepera and Gymnorhina, the nest being a large round structure placed among the branches of the trees, and the eggs four in number. So great a similarity exists between the birds inhabiting New South Wales, Van Diemen’s Land, and Swan River, that I have thought it unnecessary to figure the whole, but the annexed descriptions, with a due attention to the localities, will obviate all difficulty in determining the species.

91. Cracticus nigrogularis, Gould

[Vol. II. ] Pl. 49.

• Lanius robustus, Lath. Gen. Hist. vol. ii. p. 67?

92. Cracticus picatus, Gould	[Vol. II. ] Pl. 50.
93. Cracticus argenteus, Gould	[Vol. II. ] Pl 51.
94. Cracticus destructor	[Vol. II. ] Pl. 52.

• Lanius curvirostris, Lath. Gen. Hist. vol. ii. p. 52.
• Lanius torquatus, Lath. Gen. Hist. vol. ii. p. 70.

95. Cracticus cinereus, Gould.

• Vanga cinerea, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc., Part IV. p. 143.

Inhabits Van Diemen’s Land, and may be distinguished from C. destructor by its much longer bill, and, when fully adult, by its grey back.