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member them, one at a time, to satisfy its appetite. At a 

 later date the generic name was changed to Cracticus (noisy). 

 This not only indicated one means of recognizing the bird, but 

 in addition removed the deHcate subject of bird- destroyer 



Collared Crow-Shrike. 



from it. That was well, because vermin and beetles form a 

 very large portion of its food. In autumn the bird is 

 garrulous, and has a musical and rich hquid note. That 

 Butcher-birds are pugnacious is quite evident to me. I know 



