Appendix. 



151. Phainopepla; Shiny-crested Flycatcher; 



Phainopepla nit ens (Swains.). 

 Glossy black with lustrous bluish reflections. 

 Inner webs of flight-feathers white. Female 

 brownish gray, darker on wings and tail, lighter 

 below. Both sexes crested. Length seven and 

 a half inches. Southern California; a unique 

 and interesting species and a fine songster. 



THE SHRIKE OR BUTCHER BIRD FAMILY. 



Song birds of prey. Bluish gray in color, with 

 black markings on face and wings. Bill strong 

 and hooked; tail long. Size of a mockingbird, 

 and similar in superficial appearance. 



152. Northern Shrike; Lanius borealis VidW. 

 Length about nine inches. Above clear bluish 



gray, becoming whitish on forehead and rump. 

 A broad line of black through the eve. Below 

 white, barred on breast and sides with fine wavy 

 lines of grayish. Wings and tail black, both 

 variegated with white. Young birds more 

 brownish in tone. A northern bird, south in 

 winter to northern California. 



153. California Shrike; *' Butcher Bird ; ' ' Lanius 

 ludovicianus gambeli Ridgw. 



The Pacific Coast variety of the eastern loggerhead 

 shrike. This bird is similar to the preceding 

 species, but the wavy bars on the breast and 

 sides are obscure or wanting. A common, 

 solitary bird of the valleys and foothills of 

 California, where it is a resident species. On 

 the Santa Barbara Islands a slightly different 

 race has been recognized. 



