. Half hours with fishes, reptiles, and birds . Fig. 228. — Shrike. (Fig. 228). They are gray-backed, powerful birds, with all the ferocity of hawks. They prey upon other birds and various small animals, and display an amount of ferocity that is almost un-paralleled among birds. I noticed them particularly at the foot of the Sierra Madre in California, in the San -Gabriel valley. They would dash at a bird cage when hung out, cling to it with one claw, and reach for the frightened canary with the other, sometimes securing the bird, while it was utterly demoralized by the attack. One dashed viol
. Half hours with fishes, reptiles, and birds . Fig. 228. — Shrike. (Fig. 228). They are gray-backed, powerful birds, with all the ferocity of hawks. They prey upon other birds and various small animals, and display an amount of ferocity that is almost un-paralleled among birds. I noticed them particularly at the foot of the Sierra Madre in California, in the San -Gabriel valley. They would dash at a bird cage when hung out, cling to it with one claw, and reach for the frightened canary with the other, sometimes securing the bird, while it was utterly demoralized by the attack. One dashed violently at my window in its attempt to secure a bird within. They have a singular habitof impaling lizardsupon the thorns oforange trees, and Ihave found four orfive bleaching skele-tons on a single butcher birdwill attach bright-colored cloth or string to the branches of trees in the same way; hence the object is not always to eat its prey. The notes of these birds are often heard in the chaparral. HOLDER, F. R. & B. — l6. Fig. 229. — Blue-headed Vireo. 242 TANAGERS, SWALLOWS, AND OTHERS The vireos (Fig. 229) are beautiful little creatures andwith the warbler represent a large group of small but charming birds. Thelatter occur in seem-ingly endless variety(Figs. 230, 231). Onehundred species of woodwarblers are are small butbrilliant birds, lovingthickets and dense
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