. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. THK ril'lN(i CliOW SlIHlKb:. :)70. LiNyK, or Biisli 'Ofsts and thick iiialc l».y till' blacker crest, the piilcr tint of tlu; trausvursu bins, and tlit nnit'uiin iwhuii- givy i>t' till) under parts. The total liMif^tli of this species is about thirteen inches. Tlicrc an; many species of Shrikes, the j^Ti-ater niiniber bein;,' inhabitants of the ciistcni lii'iiiis])hi're. As their name imports, they all live aiiionj,' the thickest brushwood mid in forests, and tluur food consists chie
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. THK ril'lN(i CliOW SlIHlKb:. :)70. LiNyK, or Biisli 'Ofsts and thick iiialc l».y till' blacker crest, the piilcr tint of tlu; trausvursu bins, and tlit nnit'uiin iwhuii- givy i>t' till) under parts. The total liMif^tli of this species is about thirteen inches. Tlicrc an; many species of Shrikes, the j^Ti-ater niiniber bein;,' inhabitants of the ciistcni lii'iiiis])hi're. As their name imports, they all live aiiionj,' the thickest brushwood mid in forests, and tluur food consists chietly of instcts. Tiiey are rather silent birds, Ihcir note hein^' merely a single syllable constantly repeated, and only uttered during the bleeding season. Wi; now arrive at a very largo and important group, called from the shape of their liiiiks the C'oxiKosTUKS, or lliUDS. In thes(! l)irds the bill varies in lengtli iiiul development, in .some being exceedingly short, while in others it is nuicli elongated ; ill some being straight and simple, while in others it is curiously curved and furnished with singular appiMidages ; in some being toothless, while in others there is a small but ]inveptil)le tooth near the tip. In all, however, the bill is more or less conical in form, litiiig very thick and rounded at the base, and diminishing to a point at the extremity. There are no less than eight recognised families of tiiis large group, containing some of the most important and most remarkable members of the feutliered race. The first family is tliat whicli is well known under the title of Corvid^e or Crows, cdiitiiiiiing the cnn\s, rooks, magpies, starlings, and other familiar birds, together with the (â (lually celel)rated but less known paradise birds, l)ower birds, troopials, and orioles. The beak of all these birds is long, powerful, and sonunvhat compressed,â flattened at tlie sides,âcurved more or less on the ridge of tlus upper nijuidible, and witli a no
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