irregularly common in summer. Glen
Ellyn. S.R., Jan. 21-Sept. 24; occasional W.V. SE.
Minn., common S.R., Feb. 25-Sept. 28.

A Waxwing's crest is as expressive as a horse's ears. One moment it
points skyward the next it flattens and disappears. They are as sociable
as "Love Birds," traveling in small flocks which, like one bird, dive
into a tree and perch so close together that often several will be
almost touching, and with common accord they take wing. They feed mainly
on small fruit both wild and cultivated but are also expert flycatchers.
They nest in June, usually in shade or fruit trees, building a well-made
nest for the beautiful, clay-colored, black-spotted eggs.

SHRIKES. FAMILY LANIIDAE

NORTHERN SHRIKE

_Lanius borealis. Case 2, Fig. 56_

Larger than the Migrant and Loggerhead Shrikes
with a grayish, not black, forehead and a lightly
barred, not plain white breast. L. 10-1/4.

_Range._ Nests in Canada, winters south to Texas
and Virginia.

Washington, rare and irregular W.V., Oct.-Feb.
Ossining, tolerably common W.V., Oct. 26-Apl. 17.
Cambridge, common W.V., Nov. 1-Apl. 1. N. Ohio,
not common W.V., Nov. 6-Apl. 3. Glen Ellyn, not
common W.V., Oct. 24-June 5. SE. Minn., common
W.V., Oct. 17-Mch. 28.

A grim, gray bird that comes out of the far North in the fall. His
mission is death to birds and mice and he makes no attempt to disguise
it but boldly advertises his presence by perching where he may be seen
as well as see. Mice he can plunge on, but Sparrows, Siskins or Redpolls
he may have to pursue on the wing, following every twist and turn until
he reaches striking distance. Slowly he bears his victim, in his feet,
to some tree there to hang it on thorn or in crotch from which it may be
devoured at leisure. An executioner by birth, the Shrike or "Butcher
Bird" evidently pursues his calling with no regrets and when spring
time approaches adds his voice to the chorus of bird song.

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE

_Lanius ludovicianus ludovicianus. Case 4, Fig. 55_

A gray bird with black wings and tail marked with
white which shows in flight; smaller than the
Northern Shrike with a black forehead and unmarked
breast. L. 9.

_Range._ Florida north to North Carolina, west to
Louisiana.

The Loggerhead has the g