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DENTIROSTRES. 



When life is extinct, tliey fix their prey on a tliorn 

 while feeding on it. Their courage is very great, 

 and prompts them to attack birds of far superior 

 size, should they approach their haunts. Their 

 flight is undulating, usually performed by jerks ; and 

 while perched on a branch their tail is in constant 

 motion. Their nest is placed in trees or bushes, 

 and is composed of moss, wool, and dry grass, lined 

 internally with hair. The eggs are five or seven in 

 number. 



The tj^e of this sub-fiimily is — 



The Long-tailed Butcher-bird {Lanius coUurio). 



