The Loggerhead Shrike (Collurio ludovicianus ) breeding in 
Northern New England. — On the otli of May, 1877, Mr. C. A. 
Morse, of Bangor, procured, near that city, the parent bird, nest, and 
four eggs of what he supposed to be the Great Northern Shrike, and 
which was so described in the “ Oologist.” Without suspecting the in- 
correctness of this identification, I wrote to Mr. Harry Merrill of that 
city for full particulars of this interesting find, which he has very kindly 
given me in full. The parent of Mr. Morse’s nest was fortunately pro- 
curable, and was sent to me. I have submitted it to Mr. Ridgway’s ex- 
amination. The result is that the nest and eggs procured by Mr. Morse 
near Bangor were those of the typical Collurio ludovicianus. No au- 
thentic instance could be ascertained by Mr. Merrill where the borealis 
had been known to breed near that city, but of the six nests found within 
the past two years, the parents of which were procured, all were like the 
specimen sent me for identification. 
In the summer of 1877 I received a set of eggs, sent me as those of 
the Great Northern Shrike, from Rutland, Yt. Making further investi- 
gations in regard to the particulars of a matter so replete with interest, by 
the aid of Mr. Jenness Richardson of that city. I have received here also 
one of the parent birds, and in this instance 1 have been again surprised 
to learn that it is the Loggerhead, and not borealis or excubit oroides, that 
is the species referred to. In regard to the parent of the nest found by 
Mr. Richardson. Mr. Ridgway writes me that “ it is again ludovicianus, 
but approaching very decidedly the excubitoroides type ; in fact it is quite 
as ‘typical’ of the latter as a great many Western specimens.” 
Mr. Richardson has furnished me with the particulars of four nests of 
this species found in that region, one near Castleton , and three in and 
about Rutland. So that we have in all ten well-authenticated instances 
of the Loggerhead breeding in the very heart of two of the most northerly 
of the New England States. — T. M. Brewer, Boston, Mass. 
Bail. N.O.O. 4, April, 18 7P, p. 
The Loggerhead Shrike breeding in Maine. — In the issue of 
“ Forestand Stream ” (New York paper) for April 3, 1879, I first recorded 
the interesting fact that Lanius ludovicianus nested at Bangor, Me. Inci- 
dentally I spoke of a nest, and eggs of the Great Northern Shrike (A. bore- 
alis) from the same locality, but I have since ascertained that in all 
probability these also were those of the Loggerhead. See the above-named 
paper of May 8, 1879, for a correction. Under date of May 20, 1879, 
Mr. E. S. Bowler writes me that already this season he has discovered 
two nests of ludovicianus, thus apparently showing the bird to be a perma- 
nent breeder in that section. From Mr. .T. N. Clark of Saybrook, Conn., 
I have record of two Loggerheads shot there, one in November, 1878, the 
other in January, 1879. 
The New England examples of this species that I have examined pre- 
sent a slight difference in the shade of the rump and rest of dorsal 
surface, but I think, with possibly one exception, none of the specimens 
show the lightness of color characterizing the so-called typical exculnto- 
rides. (See Merriam, this Bulletin, Yol. Ill, pp. 55, 56.) — II. A. Pur- 
die, Newton, Mass. 
Ball N.O.O. 4, July, 1870, *. /&& -/ft- 
Collurio ludovicianus. Loggerhead Shrike. — These birds, which 
were first reported as breeding in this vicinity a few years ago, still continue 
to visit us, and were among our earliest arrivals last spring. I have taken 
two nests the past season, both of which were taken in the same location 
where they have been found breeding for several years pas/t It may not 
be without interest to state that these birds seem peculiarly partial to two 
or three localities in this vicinity. In these places I have almost always 
found them from early spring till late in the fall, while elsewhere about 
our city they are very rarely seen. 
Bull. N.O.O. 3, Oct, 1881, p. 
