192 DENTIROSTIiES. 



brandies^ the interior lined witli liair. Their eggs 

 vary from two to five in number. 



One of the best-known species is — 



The Spotted Bush Shrike {Thamnophilas ikkvius), 

 sometimes called Battara, from the name applied to them 

 in then' native country. The Spotted Battara mhabits 

 Cayenne and Brazil, dwelling among the bushes, usually 

 in jvaire, and exhibits much familiarity, often approaching 

 the dwellings of men. The food of this, and other species, 

 consists of insects and their larvae, which they generally 

 capture among the branches : they rarely descend to the 

 ground. 



The typical form is — 



The Many-coloured Bush Shrike (Laniarius multi- 

 color). 



