Perching Birds Chiefly Gray, Black, or Black and White. 
621. Northern Shrike (Lanzus borealis). L. 102. 
Lores grayish. Ads. Above bluish gray; tail 
black, outer featers tipped with white; below white, 
usually with wavy bars. Yung. Above washed with 
brown; below more distinctly and more heavily barred 
Notes. Song, not unlike that of the Brown Thrasher 
but more disconnected, less loud. 
Range.—North America; breeds from Labrador to Alaska; winters 
south, irregularly, to Virginia, Kansas, Arizona, and California. 
622. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus). 
9. Lores black. Ads. Underparts white without bars, 
above bluish gray; rump and upper tail-coverts little if 
any paler; tail black, outer feathers tipped with white. 
Yng. Underparts, head, and rump more or less _nar- 
rowly barred. Notes. Call, harsh and discordant; 
song, a series of guttural! gurgles, squeaky whistles. 
Range.—Eastern United States; breeds from Florida to Virginia; 
In Mississippi Valley, northeast to western Pennsylvania, central and 
northern New York, Massachusetts, western New Hampshire, Maine. 
and British Columbia; migrates down Atlantic States, as well as Mis- 
sissippi Valley, and winters in southern States. 
622a. White-rumped Shrike (L. /. excubitorides). 
Similar to No. 622, but paler above, rump and upper 
tail-coverts whiter; bill less deep. 
Range.—‘* Western North America, from eastern border of the Plains 
to the Pacific, except coast of California, and from Manitoba and the 
Plains of the Saskatchewan south over tablelands of Mexico.” — 
622b. California Shrike (L. 2. gambeli). Similar 
to No. 622, but rump paler, breast usually with indis- 
tinct wavy bars and tinged with brownish. 
Range.—Pacific coast, from Lower California to British Columbia. 
622c. Island Shrike (L.2. anthonyt). Similar to 
No. 622b, but darker and smaller, W. 3.7. 
Range.—Santa Barbara Islands, California. 
703. Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). L. 10.5. 
Ads. Above ashy gray; below soiled whitish; outer 
tail-feathers with white; wing-coverts narrowly _tipped 
with white; primaries white basally. Notes. Call, a 
harsh, kissing note; song indescribable. 
Range.—Southeastern United States and Bahamas, west to north- 
eastern Texas; breeds north to southern New Jersey (rarely 
Massachusetts), and southern Illinois; winters from Virginia and 
lower Mississipp! Valley southward. 
703a. Western Mockingbird (M. 9. Jleucopterus). 
Similar to No. 703, but with a very slight brownish 
tinge below and white areas in wing averaging larger. 
Range.—Southwestern United States and northern Mexico from 
Indian Territory and eastern Texas west to California. 
65. Wheatear (Saxicola enanthe). L.6; W. 3.7. 
Ad. 3. Back gray, upper tail-coverts and base of 
tail white; below white more or less washed with buff. 
Ad. 2. Browner above and below, no black through 
eye. Ads. nm winter and Yng. Similar to Q, but cinna- 
mon brown above, cinnamon below. 
Range.—Asia; migrating in summer to Alaska. 
765a. Greenland Wheatear (S. «. lewcorhoa). Sim- 
ilar to No. 765, but larger, W. 4. 
Range.—Western Europe; breeds in Greenland and on adjoining 
mainland; rarely south to St, Lawrence; casually to Louisiana. 
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