INTEODUCTION. 



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of the whole four hundred and fourteen kinds which compose the 

 group. They are remarkable for a flattened bill, and for the 

 strong bristles about the gape. The Tyrant-bird is a voracious' 



Fig. 128. 



W. '"y/iiv^' .=1/ 4 / ' 



Bridges's Woodhewer {Drymornis bridgesi). 



eater of insects, but as Bees are amongst those destroyed by it, 

 it is not a popular bird in North America. Birds which are 

 really aggressive and destructive are the Shrikes. Amongst 

 them may be noted the Great Grey Shrike, which is but an 



