300 KEY TO SHRIKES 



Butcherbird: Lanius borealis. 



Upper parts gray, wings and tail and line back of eye black ; 



wings and tail showing white in flight ; under parts white, 



finely barred with black ; forehead whitish, without black line. 



Length, about 10 inches. 

 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. Breeds in the far north (Fort 



Anderson, MacFarlane), and migrates southward in winter as 



far as California, Kansas, and Virginia. 



The northern Shrike comes into the United 

 States only in winter, and then may be known by 

 its larger size, lack of black on the forehead, and 

 gray rather than black in front of the eye. 



This is the true Butcherbird, and on its winter 

 visits it does good service in making way with 

 mice and House Sparrows. 



Key to Shrikes. 



Common characters. Upper parts light gray; wings, 



tail, and face marked with black and white. 

 Under parts white, finely barred with black ; forehead 

 whitish. Winter visitant. 



p. 300. NORTHERN SHRIKE ; BUTCHERBIRD. 



, Under parts white, not barred with black ; black line on 

 forehead. Summer resident. 



p. 298. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. 



