108 BIRDS OF MAINE. 



engaged, aucl cannot say what part of the blossom, if an}^, is actu- 

 ally eaten. At this time of the year the farmers call them Apple Birds 

 and this term applies until the advent of ripe cherries brings a change 

 in their diet and name. They are certainly insectivorous to a 

 large extent, and undoubtedly devour enough injurious insects to 

 more than pay for the limited quantities of fruit the}^ take as toll. 



Couutj' Records. — Audroseoo^giu, ''commou summer resident" (JohQ- 

 son) ; Aroostook, "eoinmou" (Batchelder, Bull. Xutt. Oru. Club, Vol. 7, 

 p. 110) ; Cumberland, "common summer resident" (Mead) ; Franklin, 

 "common summer resident" (Swain) ; Hancock, "summer resident" 

 (Murch) ; Kennebec, "common" (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "summer" 

 (Racklift*) ; Oxford, "common breeder" (Xash) ; Penobscot, "common 

 summer resident, rarel}' seen in winter" (Kniglit) ; Piscataquis, "com- 

 mon, breeds" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common summer resident" (Spin- 

 ney) ; Somerset, "common summer resident" (Morrell) : Waldo, (Spratt) ; 

 Washington, "common summer resident, some in winter" (Boardmau) ; 

 York, "common summer resident" (Adams). 



Family LANIIDvE. Shrikes. 

 Genus Lanius Linnaeus. 



261. (621). Lanius borealis VieiU. Northern Shrike. 



Of quite common occurrence as a winter resident. This species 

 does not breed in the state, all published records to the contrary 

 notwithstanding. All statements that this species has been found 

 nesting in the state are made by incompetent observers, and upon 

 investigation will be found to refer to the succeeding species. 



Countjr Records. — Androscoggin, "fairly common winter resident" 

 (Johnson) ; Cumberland, "common winter migrant" (Mead) ; Franklin, 

 "rare winter resident" (Swain) ; Hancock, (Dorr) ; Kennebec, "rare" 

 (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "winter" (Rackliff) ; Oxford, "fairly com- 

 mon migrant" (Johnson) ; Penobscot, "quite common in late fall, winter 

 and early spring" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "com- 

 mon in winter" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "not common winter visitant" 

 (Morrell) ; Washiugtou. "common fall and winter" (Boardman) : York, 

 "rare migrant" (Adams). 



262. (622). Lanius ludoviciauus Linn. Loggerhead Shrike. 



Summer resident in many localities where the conditions are 

 favorable, while in other places the species has not been reported. 

 In common with the preceding it is called Butcher Bird, and I have 

 heard the name Joree also applied to it, this latter coming from an 

 attempt to syllabize the cry of the bird. Our Maine birds are 



