THE 
BLUE SHRIKE. 
Generic Character. 
Bill straitish, with a tooth or process on each 
side near the tip. 
Tongue jagged. 
Specific Character, &c. 
BLUE SHRIKE, white beneath, with rounded 
tail. 
BLUE SHRIKE. 
Lath. Syn. l. p. 178. 
La Pie-griesche blue de Madagascar. 
PI. Enl. 32 . f. 2. 
The beautiful species here represented is a native 
of the African islands, and is principally found in 
Madagascar: the female is distinguished from the 
male by its far less brilliant colour. 
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