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SHKIKES. 



1. NORTHERN SHRIKE, L. borealis. 10.00; pale 

 bluish-gray above; white beneath, with narrow, wavy lines 

 (vermiculations) of dusky ; patch on side of head, black ; scap- 

 ularies, patch on wing, tip of secondaries, and all but cen- 



Fig. 353. 



CC, O, a, 1. 



tral tail feathers, white, fig. 353. Young, much obscured 

 above with rusty. Breeds in northern N. A. from Labrador 

 to Alaska; wandering south in winter, somewhat irregularly, 

 as far south as Ya. and central Cal. Song, a loud, clear and 

 varied melody ; also a harsh cry. Frequents open fields. 

 Flight, swift, direct, but with long, sweeping undulations ; 

 always rises to alight. Sits very upright. 



2. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, L. ludovicanus. 9.25 ; 

 differs from 1 in being darker above; black head spots ex- 

 tending over forehead, and in having no dusky markings be- 

 low, excepting in very young sj^ecimens, fig. 354. Resident 

 in the coast district of S. C, Ga., and west to La., also all of 

 Fla. Song and habits similar to those of 1. 



2. NORTHERN LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, L. l. migrans. 

 Differs from 1 in having a smaller bill and shorter tail ; paler 

 above and slightly grayish beneath. Breeds over a greater 

 portion of eastern U. S. from N. C. and eastern Kan. north to 

 the more southern of the British Provinces : south in winter 

 to La. and Tex. Of local distribution. 



