176 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



BOMBYCILLIDAE. 



Conn. — Common migrant and summer resident; irregular 

 in winter. Eggs, June 20-Aug. 1 (Aug. 27). 



LANIIDAE. 



325. Lanius borealis Vieillot. 

 Northern shrike; Butcher-bird. 



Vieill., Hist. nat. ois. Amer. Sept., 1807, vol. 1, p. 80, pi. 50. 

 "Canada et sur-tout la baie d'Hudson." Audubon, Birds 

 of Amer., 1842, vol. 4, p. 130, pi. 236. 



Open country and edges of woods; nests in trees. 



Me. — Uncommon winter resident; supposed breeding records 

 refer to L. I. viigrans. Oct. 15-April 17. 



N. H. — Uncommon winter resident at lower elevations. Nov. 

 12- April. 



Vt. — Uncommon winter resident. Fall-April 13. 



Mass. — Uncommon winter resident. (Oct. 6) Oct. 12-April 

 16 (May). 



R. I. — Uncommon, irregular winter resident. Nov. 28-Mar. 23. 



Conn. — Irregular winter resident, sometimes common. Oct. 

 29-Mar. 24 (April 11). 



326. Lanius ludovicianus Linne. 

 Loggerhead shrike. 



Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, p. 134. "in Lubovicia." 

 Ridgway, Bull. 50, U. S. nat. mus., 1904, pt. 3, p. 241. Audubon, 

 Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 4, pi. 237. 



Open country; nests in trees. 



Conn. — Accidental visitor: South Norwalk, Feb. 17, 1905 

 (J. A. Allen). 



