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yeir and forwarded to Prof. Baird, was pronounced to be the Jjog^L-r- 

 head' Shrike ; asks if all the references made to this bird's breeding in 

 New York State should not be referred to the Loggerhead Shrike— T. 

 J. Wilson, vii., 11, 164— Account of one devouring a small bird, and 

 when disturbed, seizing it in its claws and flying away with it. vii., 

 33, 863— Very common around Boston, Mass., Jan 6, 1877— S. K. (nee- 

 land), Jr. viii., 2, 17— Common at Towanda, Penn., during the win- 

 ter of 1876-77, and have made sad havoc among the English Sparrows 

 W.C. S. viii., 3, 17— Common at Springfield, Mass., and prey on 

 the English Sparrows— Fred. H. Keyes. viii., 4, 49— "Winter visitor 

 at Webster, N. H.; has known them to attack Blue Jays and Robins, 

 but could not master them ; they will kill and carry off Snow Bunt- 

 ings from a flock— Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 11, 160— Seen frequently 

 in fall in Central New York— J. P. Hutchins. viii., 18, 381— Pound 

 in Michigan— "Archer" (G. A. Stockwell). ix., 16, 310— Noticed at 

 Webster, N. H., Nov. 13, 1877— "Palco" (Chas. F. Goodhue), xii., 

 6, 105 — Not uncommon near settlements in Nova Scotia in hard win- 

 ters— J. Matthew Jones, xii., 9, l(j6— Nest and eggs taken at Bangor, 

 Me. , by E. S. Bowler — H. A. Purdie (since stated to be L. Ivdmlcianui). 

 xii., 11; 305— Date of taking above set of eggs at Bangor should be 

 May 30, 1878. xii., 14, 365— Probably wrongly identified ; the species 

 breeding at Bangor, Me!; is L. ludomdanus — H. A. Purdie. 



Iianius ludoyici mus. Loggerhead Shrike, v., 4, 51 — Account of one kill- 

 ing a Mocking Bird in a cage at Jacksonville, Florida, Aug. 14, 1875. 

 vi., 11, 163 — Accidental from the South at Ann Aibor, Mich.; one 

 specimen taken Nov. 33, 1871— A. B. Covert, vii., 10, 148— Breed 

 commonly near Auburn, N. Y. ; the nests were formerly supposed to 

 belong to the Great Northern Shrike, but a bird shot from the nest 

 this year and forwarded to Prof. Baird was pronounced this species— 

 T. J. Wilson, viii., 4, 49 — Speaks of ' this specie's habit of catching 

 food and impaling it, and of also eating fresh meat that was hung 

 up at Longwood, Fla. — F. L.,R. x. 13, 335 — One shot at Rook- 

 away, L. I., Sept. 19, 1875; another observed in Sept., 1876, but 

 not secured — N. T. Lawrence, xi., 3, 47 — Common at Peotone, Dl.; 

 breeds ; rears two broods ; first nests with eggs last of April or first 

 of May — D.H.Eaton, xii., 6, 105 — Very rare in Nova Scotia — J. 

 Matthew Jones, xii., 9, 166 — Breeds quite commonly at Bangor, 

 Me. — H. A. Purdie. xii., 14, 365 — The only species of this family 

 that breeds at Bangor, Me. — H. A. Purdie. 



Lanius ludoTiciamis excnbitoroides. White-rumped Shrike, v., 17, 360 

 —Pound in the Black Hills In 1874 by Geo. Bird Grinnell— Ernest 

 Ingersoll. vi., 10, 148 — Common winter and summer at Fort Wayne, 

 Ind. G. Aug. Smith, vi., 11, 163 — ^Not a common resident at Ann 

 Arbor, Mich.; breeds June 1, and rears two broods in the seas'on — A. 

 B. Covert, vii., 35, 889 -Taken in Southeastern Wyoming May 13, 

 1875— A. G. Brackett. viii., 18, 281— Found in Michigan— "Archer" 

 (G. A. Stockwell). xi., 3, 47— Abundant at Peotone, HI.; breeds; 

 r„ars two broods — D. H. Eaton, xii., 17, 335 — Abundant; first seen 

 April 33 ; fresh eggs May 5, 1878; nest found June 13, 1878, with 

 seven eggs, near Como, Wyoming — S. W. Williston. 



Lake Huron Scoter. See (Edemia Mmaeulata. 



Lanier Falcon. See Falco mexicanus polyagrus. 



Lapland Longspur. See Plectrophanes lapponioua. 



Large-billed Water Thrush. See Stums motaeilla. 



Lark Bunting. See Oalamospiea Mcolor. 



Lark Finch. See OTiondestes grammaea. 



Lark. Meadow, See Stwmella magna. 



Lark. Shore, See Sremopkila alpestris. 



