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LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE 



it will be well to glance over the list once more 

 before leaving them. 



Order I. Grouse, Quail, Pheasants. Order II. 

 Pigeons and Doves. Order III. Birds of Prey. 

 Order IV. Cuckoos and Kingfishers. Order V. 

 Woodpeckers, etc. Order VI. Goatsuckers, Hum- 

 mingbirds, Swifts. Order VII. Perching Birds. 



Fig. 169. 



Loggerhead Shrike : Lanius ludovicianus and race. 



Upper parts gray ; wings and tail and line from bill to ear black ; 

 wings and tail showing white in flight ; under parts white. 

 Length, 9 inches, 



Geogkaphic Distributiok. — Eastern North America west to 

 the edge o£ the Plains ; breeds east of the Alleghanies as far 

 north as Virginia ; west of the Alleghanies breeds northward 

 to the Great Lakes, and eastward through central New York 

 to Vermont and Maine. 



The Butcherbird is often started from a road- 

 side tree in driving along the country, and in 

 places wdiere the Mockingbird also occurs, the two 

 may be confused, although they are really quite 

 distinct. The Shrike is a lighter, clearer gray, 

 and has black instead of brownish wings and tail 



