194 BIBDS OF ILLINOIS. 



the pane of glass near the cage, and the frightened Canaiy uttered 

 cries of alarm, and fell to tiic liottoni of its cage. The cause was 

 soon explained. A Shrike had dashed upon the bird, unconscious 

 of the intervening glass, and was stretched upon the snow under 

 the window, stunned by the blow. He revived when taken up, and 

 lived several days, was sullen, but tame, and utterly devoid of fear. 

 He refused raw meat, but eagerly tore in pieces and devoured small 

 birds when given to him. His tameness and indifference to our 

 presence may have been occasioned by stupor arismg from his 

 injury. In another case a Shrike made a similar attack, but escaped 

 unharmed, and though he remained about the house several days, 

 was too wary to allow himself to be decoyed within gunshot." 

 (Brewee.) 



Lanius ludovicianus (Linn.) 



LOGGERHEAD SHBIEE. 

 Popular (ynonyms. Louisiana Slulk-'; C'liruliuu Slirike; Southern Butcher Bird; "Slock- 

 ing Bird;" Oommon American Slirllie. 



n. ludovioianat. 



Lauiiis ludovUianus LiXN. S. N. cil. V2. i. ITBii. 134.-AVD. Orn. Blog. i. 1831 300, pi. 37; B. 

 Am. iv. 1842. 135, pi. 'iSi.-CovEB. B. Col. Vol. 1878, 861 ; 2d Check List, 1882. No. 187. 

 — BiDOW. Norn. N. Am. B. 1881. No. 149. 

 CoUyrio luduricianiis Baird. B. N. Am. 1S58, .S2;: Cat. X. Am. B. 1859. No. 337. 

 CoUurio ludovicianus Baiiid. Revi.-w. ISCU. 443.-B. B. & R. Hist. X. Am. B. I. 1874. 418. 

 pi. 19. ng. 4.— CoUES. B. N. W. 1X74. 233. 

 Lniiiu.i caiolitiensis WlLS. Am. Oni. ill. 1811. 57. |>1. 22 ll(,'. 5. 



b. exoubitorides.— White-rumpeil Sliriko. 



Xani'ii.i excuhiloride.s Swain'k. <!k Rich. Faun. Bor. Am. ii. 1831 115, pi. 34. 

 CoUurio excuhitoroides Baibd. B. N. Am. 1858. 527: ed. isno. pi. 75. fig. 2; Cat. X. Am. B. 



1859. No. 238. 

 CoUurio ej-ciibitoroides Baird, Review. 1886. 445. 

 CoUurio ludoririanus var. exrubiloroidea CouEs. Key. 1872. 125; Check List 1873, No. 



1.150 ; B. N. W. 1874, 102. 

 Lauiua ludoricintius I'xculiitoriden Covsa.B. Co\.\a.\. 1878.661: 2d Check List. 1882, 

 No. 188: 2d Key. 18tH. 338.-Ridow. Num. N. Am. B. 1884. Xo. 149(i. 

 J.aiiiun mericaiiun Bbebm, J. f. O. 18.>4. 145. 148. 



Hab. Whole of temperate North .\nieriea. ineluding Me.xieo. Iiut in many portions of 

 the Eastern Priivinee very Im'al. The so-ealled /..I'xruhilnrides mainly restricted to the 

 arid inli'rior renions. fnim the Saskatchewan plains to the table-lands of Mexico, includ- 

 ing Lower California. 



Sp. Char. Adult. Above ash-gray, usually somewhat paler— occasionally white— on 

 the upper tail-coverts, the tips of the lougiT and outermost scapulars distinctly white. 

 Wings and tail bhick: secondaries tipped with while. and primaries with a white patch at 

 the base; ends of tail-feathers, except miildle pair, white, the outer rectriees sometimes 

 almost wholly white. Lores, orbits, and auriculars deep black. Lower parts entirely 

 white, the sides someUmes tingi'd with grayish. Bill and feet black, at all seasons: iris 

 brown. Young. Above brownish gray, verraiculatod, except on middle of book, with 



