SHRIKE. 7 



beneath to the belly, white ; the two middle tail feathers black, the 

 rest ash-colour. 



It is frequent also at Hudson's Bay, in America, where it breeds ; 

 making the nest half way up a pine or juniper tree, in April ; the 

 hen sits fifteen days ; is there called Wapa'w Whisky John, or White 

 Whisky John. Is found also as far south as Georgia, and known 

 by the name of Big-headed Mocking Bird ; it there measures 8^ inches 

 in length, and 13 in breadth, but is not very common. Mr. Abbot, 

 who has observed these, seems to think that the male and female 

 cliifer less from each other than in Europe, the female being paler of 

 the two, and the breast very obscurely undulated with dull brownish 

 lines. — Called Neuntodter (killer of nine), as it is said to kill nine 

 grasshoppers in a day ; the blue-grey probably grows paler with age 



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A. — Lanius cinereus major, Bris.'u. 146. Id. Svo. 198. Will. Orn. 53. Frisch. t.59. 



Kleiner grauer Neuntoder, Naturf. 8. s. 61. 37 ? 



Gesner's Great Butcher-Bird, Will. Engl. p. 88. Gen. Syn. i. 161; 



This diners in being larger, and having the lesser wing coverts 

 and scapulars inclining to rufous; and is probably the same sort of 

 varietv as above observed in one met with in India. 



B.— Lanius albus, Bris. ii. 145. A. Id. 8vo. i. 198. Gen. Syn. I 163. 



In this the whole plumage is white ; bill and claws black ; legs 

 yellowish. 



C. — Size of the first described, but in bulk rather stouter ; 

 general colour of the plumage not far different; at the forehead begins 



* Amer. Ornith. 



