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133. Ampelis cedrorum (Vieill.). 

 CEDAR-BIRD. CHEREY-BIRD. 



Head and crest, purplisli-ciiinamon, sbadiiig through ollyaceoos-ciuiia- 

 mon to clear ash on the rump; forehead, line through eye and chin, black; 

 beneath, yellowish, shading to white on under tail coverts. Length, 7 

 inches. 



Common, and at times abundant, summer resident. Earliest 

 arrival, Feb. 18 ; departs in OctolDer. Raises 1 brood. Eggs 

 3-5, grayish-drab, spotted with black and purplish. Nest of 

 fine roots, etc. in a low tree. Eggs laid in July. Feeds on 

 seeds, fruit, buds and insects. Probably not injurious. Notes, 

 very feeble. 



134. Lanius borealis Vieill. 

 BUTCHER-BIRD. GREAT NORTHERN SHRIKE. 



Above, clear bluish-ash; rump and beneath, white; breast barred with 

 flne, wavy lines of black. Length, 9-10 inches. 



Uncommon winter visitor. Arrives in November ; departs 

 in April. Feeds on insects, birds and mice. Probably bene- 

 ficial. Very silent with us, but said to be a fine singer. 



135. Lanius ludoviclanus Linn. 



LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. 



Above, light slate color; beneath white; wings and tall, black and white. 

 Length, 8-9 Inches. 



Very rare, accidental visitor. One instance. Amherst, 

 April, 1884. C. R. Kenfleld. 



In this specimen the rump is white, and in the first edition 

 of this work, it was recorded as the subspecies excubitorides. 

 Chapman however considers New England specimens wi-th 

 white rumps as more probably the eastern ludoivdanus thsLii the 

 western excubitorides. 



