SHRIKES 



(622) Lanius ludovicianus 

 iudovicianus Linn. 



LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. The 

 southern form of the next sub-species, 

 which has a wider distribution and is 

 a trifle larger. 



Range — South Atlantic and Gulf 

 States. 



(622e) Lanius ludovicianus 

 migrans 



PALMER. MIGRANT SHRIKE. 

 Plumage as shown; lores, sides of head, 

 wings and tail jet black; outer tail 

 feather broadly tipped with white; 

 tips of tertials and bases of primaries 

 white; whitish below, unmarked. L., 

 9,00; W., 4.00; T., 4.10; B.,.65. 



Range — Breeds from N. B., Me., 

 Ont. and Minn, south to southern 

 111. and N. Car. Locally distributed 

 in the east. 



Family LANIIDtE. Shrikes 



A family comprising about two hundred species nearly 

 all of which are found in the Old World. They all agree in 

 having large, strong bills notched or toothed on the side and 

 hooked at the tip. 



We have two distinct species, the NORTHERN SHRIKE, 

 which is distinguished by the light barring on the under 

 parts of the adults and a smaller species, ludovicianus, which 

 is pure white below. This latter species is divided into five 

 races, three of which occur west of the Rockies. LOGGER- 

 HEAD SHRIKES are found in the Southern States and the 

 MIGRANT SHRIKE in the northern ones. Northern 

 Shrikes breed in Canada and occur in the Northern States 

 only during winter. The habits of all the species are prac- 

 tically the same but possibly the larger one is a little more 

 rapacious. 



Shrikes are usually regarded as very cruel birds and at 



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