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'HE WHITE-RUMPED SHRIKl 



Tlif lacc known as the White-nnnped Shrike, 

 (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides), is very siniilai' to 

 liie Lof^gerhcad, from which it differs chiefly in being 

 paler above, more like the Norlhern Shrike, and with 

 more whitish on rump and upper tail cO'verts; and it 

 is stated that the wings, tail and tarsus (ankle) aver- 

 age a little longer, and the bill is a trifle smaller than 

 in the Loggerhead. 



