CHAPTER VII 



BIRDS NOT OF A FEATHER 



Two Shrikes or Butcher Birds — Cedar Waxwing — ■ 

 Two Tanagers 



The Loggerhead Shrike 



Length — 8.5 to 9 inches. A little smaller than the robin. 



Male and Female — Upper parts bluish, ashy gray; narrow 

 black line across forehead connecting small black 

 patches on sides of head at base of bill. Wings and tail 

 black, plentifully marked with white, the outer tail 

 feathers often being entirely white and conspicuous in 

 flight. Underneath white or very light gray. Bill 

 hooked and hawk-like. 



Range — Eastern United States to the Plains. 



Migrations — May. October. Summer resident. 



The Northern Shrike 



Length — 9.5 to 10.5 inches. About the size of the robin. 



Male — ^Upper parts slate-gray; wing quUls and tail black, 

 edged and tipped with white, conspicuous in flight; a 

 white spot on centre of outer wing feathers. A black 

 band runs from bUl, through eye to side of throat. Light 

 gray below, tinged with brownish, and faintly marked 



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