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THE WHITE-RUMPED SHRIKE. 



Tlic lacc kiiowii as the White- nun j)efl Shrike, 

 {Lanius ludovicianus excvbitorides), is very similar to 

 tlie LojJigerhead, from which it dirt'ers chiefly in ])eiii<>; 

 paler above, more like the Northern Shrike, and with 

 more whitisli on rnmp and n])j)er tail cO'verts; and.it 

 is stated that the winus. tail and tarsus (ankle) aver- 

 age a little loncei*, and tlie bill is a trifle smaller than 



