New Subspecies of Lanius Ludovicianus 87 



not help noticing- the actions of the birds in a near-by col- 

 ony o fComnion Terns, and was snrprised at the vocabn- 

 lary of this Tern. 



In addition to the common cry of " Te-ahr-r-r-r-r," or 

 as sometimes written, " Te-ah-a-a-a-a," they possess a cry 

 somewhat similar to the scream of the Flicker; another 

 that conld be likened to the " chip " of the Song Sparrow, 

 a harsher, grating cry somcAvhat like that of the Pnrple 

 Martin, as well as a twittering calling cry, heard when the 

 ]»arent has food for the young. 

 Circleville, Ohio. 



DESCRIPTION OF ANOTHER NEW SUBSPECIES 

 OF LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS. 



BY HARRY C. OBERHOLSER. 



Specimens of a shrike representing the breeding form 

 of Laniiis ludovicianus in north central Lower California 

 seem not referable to any described snbspecies. A small 

 series in the United States National Musenm has been sup- 

 plemented by birds collected by Mr. A. AV. Anthony and 

 loaned by the Carnegie Museum at I'ittsburgh, through 

 Mr. AV. E. C. Todd. The writer is also indebted to Mr. A. 

 B. Howell for specimens of Lanius ludovicianus antJionyi 

 and Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi. Since all the forms of 

 Lanius ludovicianus from western North America bear the 

 names of ornithologists, it seems appropriate to provide a 

 similar designation for the present new race, and it ac- 

 cordingly gives me pleasure to dedicate it to Dr. Joseph 

 Grinnell, who has done so much to promote the cause of 

 ornithology on the Pacific Coast. 



Lanius ludovicianus grinnelli, subsp. nov. 

 Grinnell Shrike. 

 Chars, subsp. — Similar to Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi, 

 from San Clemente Island, California, but bill longer; up- 



