SHRIKES. 539 
These birds are natives of the forests of Brazil which margin on 
rivers. Little or nothing is known as to their habits. The wide 
shape of the bill would suggest that they feed chiefly on berries and 
fruit. 
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Fig, 249.—The Forked-tail Fly-catcher. 
The Shrike genus concludes the Passerine order. It comprises a 
certain number of birds with tapering or flattened bills, inore or less 
hooked at the point, and deeply indented. In their quarrelsome 
nature, and in their partiality for flesh they resemble the Rapacious 
order. Among them are classed the Great Grey Shrike, the Red- 
backed Shrike, the Woodchat Shrike, the Pied Crow Shrike, and 
the Piping Crow Shrike. 
