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LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. 



eye dark hazel, sunk below the eyebrow; tail eimeiform, the four 

 middle feathers wholly black; the four exterior ones on each side 

 tipt more and more with white to the outer one, which is nearly all 

 white; whole lower parts white, and in some specimens, both of 

 males and females, marked with transverse lines of very pale 

 brown; bill and legs black. 



The female is considerably darker both above and below, but 

 the black does not reach so high on the front; it is also rather less 

 in size. 



