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SHRIKE, GREAT GREY. 
CINEREOUS SHRIKE. 
LaNivus EXcUBITOR, Lin. 
This species 1s an inhabitant of the northern 
countries of Europe. It has been found in various 
parts of England—where, however, it is only an 
occasional or accidental visitor—in Ireland also, 
and less frequently in Scotland. It preys on 
insects, frogs, lizards, small birds, and quadrupeds, 
which it affixes to a thorn, or jams into the 
fork of a branch, to enable it to tear them 
to pieces. It is extremely courageous, attacking 
birds and other animals much superior to itself in 
size. Wooded and inclosed situations are its 
favourite haunts, and it builds in trees and bushes. 
The female lays six or seven bluish white eggs, 
spotted with yellowish brown: 
SHRIKE, RED-BACKED. 
ButcHer Birp. 
Lanivs Coiturio, Lin. 
The Red-backed Shrike is a regular periodical 
visitant in Britain, arriving in the spring, and 
