THE BIRDS OF WAYNE COUNTY. 



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Nest-building is begun sometimes by the first of June, and the four or five yoang 

 are usually well fledged by the middle of July. Most of the nests observed have 

 ; been situated in apple orchards. 



FAMILY LANIID/E. SHRIKES. 

 GENUS LANIUS LINNAEUS. 



NORTHERN SHRIKE, REDUCED. 



136. Lanius borealis VIEILL. 



Northern Shrike ; Butcher-bird. 



A. tolerably common winter resident. It is probably present every year, al- 

 though in apparently so'mewhat irregular numbers. Specimens in the writer's col- 

 lection were taken on November 5 and December 26, 1892. 



137. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides (SWAINS.). 

 White-rumped Shrike. 



A tolerably common summer resident from March 25 to September 21. It seems 

 to be more frequently observed on the bottoms, though occurring also on the up- 

 lands. 



Two nests taken were situated in a moist meadow along Killbuck Creek. They 

 were respectively four, and four and one-half feet from the ground, and quite well 

 concealed both being placed in thorn bushes (Crattegus). The materials consisted 

 of twigs of the thorn bushes, weedstalks, grass and straw ; with a neat lining of fine 

 grass, gray vegetable fibres, moss and cattle-hair. One of these nests was taken 

 June 7, 1890, and contained five eggs, which were three-eighths incubated; the other 

 on May 29, 1892, and contained six eggs, in which incubation was one-eighth ad- 

 vanced. 



The measurements of these two nests are as follows : 



