152 LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. 



ses along the front through each eye, half way down the side 

 of the neck; eye dark hazel, sunk below the eyebrow; tail cunei- 

 form, the four middle feathers wholly black, the four exterior 

 ones on each side tipt more and more with white to the outer 

 one which is nearly all white; whole lower parts white, and in 

 some specimens, both of males and females, marked with trans- 

 verse lines of very pale brown; bill and legs black. 



The female is considerably darker both above and below, but 

 the black does not reach so high on the front; it is also rather 

 less in size. 





