10 SHRIKE. 



but the tail is considerably longer, and in the last resembling more 

 that of the Cinereous Shrike; and although not strictly either, may 

 fairly be placed as an intermediate link between the two species. 



In Gen. Hardwicke's drawings is a nest and eggs of one called 

 Latoora-Pateyl. This is strong, made of fibres, interlaced with twigs 

 and leaves, hairs within, with a few loose feathers; the eggs the size 

 of those of the Chaffinch, pale bluish or brownish white, with pale 

 dusky spots, or blotches, chiefly at the large end. 



4— LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. 



Lanius carolinensis, Loggerhead Shrike, Amer. Om. iii. pi. 22. f.5. 

 Lanius borealis, VieiU. Am.'i. p. 80. pi. 50? 



LENGTH nine inches, breadth thirteen. Supposed to be distinct 

 from the other Cinereous species; it is full one inch shorter, the 

 colours more dusky, and the frontlet, and streak through the eye 

 both black, reaching half way down on each side the neck ; hides 

 dark hazel. Independent of the above, the distribution of colours is 

 not unlike ; tail cuneiform, the four middle feathers black, four 

 exterior more or less white at the ends, the outer nearly all white ; 

 bill and legs black. In M. Vieillot's bird the under parts had a 

 slight rufous tinge. 



The female differs somewhat from the male, but in both are seen 

 transverse lines of brown on the under parts, most in the female. 



Inhabits the rice plantations of Georgia and Carolina ; useful in 

 destroying mice, watching them like a cat; has a rough note, not 

 unlike the creaking of a rusty hung sign-board in the wind. It is 



