loggerhead shrike

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noun

a common, North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask.

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Origin of loggerhead shrike

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

The loggerhead lays three sets of eggs, each averaging one hundred and seventy.
In the Wilds of Florida|W.H.G. Kingston
It is no argument against94 this theory, that the shrike sometimes leaves these stores without returning to them.
Popular Adventure Tales|Mayne Reid
The cuckoo-shrike (Grauculus macii) is not nearly related to the cuckoo, nor has it the parasitic habits of the latter.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
Both the grey shrike and the wood-shrike begin nesting operations in February.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar

In October the pied chat and the wood-shrike frequently make sweet melody.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar