THE BIRD BOOK 



Loggeiiiead Shrike 



6'2aa. \A'niTfi-RUMi'ED SimiKE. Lanius lud- 

 ovirianus exciibitorides. 



Range. — North America, west of the Plains, 

 breeding north to Manitoba and the Saskatch- 

 ewan; winters south to Mexico. 



Lilie the last but paler and the rump white. 

 Their nesting habits and eggs are in every re- 

 spect like those of the Loggerhead Shrike. 



(i'i'2li. CALIFORNIA Shrike. 



jAinius ludoviciamis gambcli. 



Range. — Pacific coast north to British Qolum- 

 bia. 



Similar to the eastern form but with the 

 breast washed with brownish and with indis- 

 tinct wavy bars. The eggs cannot be distin- 

 guished from those of the others. 





Vircosijlva cnlidris 



622c. IsLANi) Shrike. Lanius ludovicianu.s anthonyi. 



Range. — Santa Barbara Islands, California. Like the last but smaller and 

 darker. Eggs not distinguishable. 



VIREOS. Family VIREONDIDtE 



623. Black-whiskered Vireo. 

 barhatula. 

 Range. — A Central American species, breeditig in Cuba, 

 Bahamas and southern Florida. 



^- . ■, Like the Red-eyed Vireo but with a 



,/#' '_. . dusky streak on either side of the chin. 



' *■ -'ji^lk They build pensile nests of strips of hark 



V.*'. i^MBJ^ and fibres, swung from the forks of 



'-^i^Mtf^^^ branches. The eggs cannot be distin- 



^^^^^ guished from those of the next "species, 



^^'hite being white, more or less specked about 



the large end with reddish brown and umber. Size .78 x .5,5. 



622a — 622b 



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