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PASSEEINES. 



Shrikes are common in all parts of the globe. Seven species 

 are known in Europe, the principal of which are the Great 

 Grey Shrike (Fig. 271), the Red-backed Shrike (Fig. 272), 



Fig. 272. The Bed-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio, Wood). 



and the Southern Shrike. In France these birds are hardly 

 ever found, except in the southern departments. 



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Fig. 273. The Cassicus. 



The Falcon Shrikes are sometimes called Swallow Shrikes, 

 because they fly with as much ease as the Swallow, and, like the 



