. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. .WOODCUAT SUUIKE.—E/iii;ticto)ii(j rii/ii. 111 many districts of tlic Continent tlio Woodcliat Shriko is a common bird, especially the Wiiniier and more soutliern districts. In many parts of Africa '* is cxtreineiy plentifid, lieiuii,' jiarticularly abundant in Northern At'rica. It is also si -» t the Cape of Good IIoih;. On aeeouut of their habit of and impaling, Shrikes are known at tlie Cape by the i)opular name of jNIagistrate l!irds. The nest of the Woodehat Shi
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. .WOODCUAT SUUIKE.—E/iii;ticto)ii(j rii/ii. 111 many districts of tlic Continent tlio Woodcliat Shriko is a common bird, especially the Wiiniier and more soutliern districts. In many parts of Africa '* is cxtreineiy plentifid, lieiuii,' jiarticularly abundant in Northern At'rica. It is also si -» t the Cape of Good IIoih;. On aeeouut of their habit of and impaling, Shrikes are known at tlie Cape by the i)opular name of jNIagistrate l!irds. The nest of the Woodehat Shiiko is made rather more neatly than that of the red-backed species, iiiid is always jdaeed on the branch of a tree, the oak being prefcirred for tliis jjurpose. The materials of which it is made are pine-twigs, nu)ss, and wool, and it is lined with and sh'uiU'r grasses. The eggs are smaller than those of tiie last-mentioned bird ami are (piite as vaiiable in their markings, the general colonr being very pale bluisli while speckled with rusty brown. The colouring of the'Woodchat Shrike is as follows: The top of the head and back (if the neck are rich (di(>stnut-n'd, a white streak runs across tlu; base of the upper liiaiulilile, and a laoad black baud crosses the forehead and reaches as far as the ear- , enveloi)ing the eye in its ])rogress. The back-wings and wing-coverts are black, relieved by the white feathers of the scajmlaries and upper tail-coverts. The primary tealhers of the wings are also white at their base, and the .secondaries are tijiped with white. The two central tail-featlu'rs are black, the two exterior feathers wliite, and the remainder are partly of one coknir and ])artly of tlic other. The whole of the under sarface is white. In the female, the head and neck are dusky red, the back is biuwn- hlack, the wing-coverts are marked with rusty red, and the brt>ast is greyish wliite. Mk i\. ,*«i»*U«»*i**-**J'3. Please note that these image
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