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PASSEEmES. 



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 Eed-backed Shrilve (Lnnius coUm-l", Wood). 



and the Southern Shrike. In France these birds are hardly 

 ever found, except in the southern departments. 



Fig. 273.— Tlie Cassious. 



The Falcon Shrilccs are sometimes called Swallow Shrikes, 

 because the}' Qy ^vith as much ease as the Swallow, and, like the 



