GROUP OF SHRIKES. 



with so true an eye for its enemy that it can perceive a falcon when at an immense 

 distance. Taking advantage of this peculiarity, the fowlers who set their nests for falcons 

 always take with them a Grey Shrike, and after setting their nets, fasten the string to 

 which the bird is tied to a peg near the nets. A little turf hut is built as a place of 

 refuge for the Shrike, and a small mound or hillock raised, on which it perches. The 



