Definition of Shrke
Shrike (?), n. [Akin to Icel.
skrīkja a shrieker, the shrike, and E. shriek; cf.
AS. scrīc a thrush. See Shriek, v.
i.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of
oscinine birds of the family Laniidæ, having a strong
hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but
the common European gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great
northern shrike (L. borealis), and several others, kill mice,
small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that
account called also butcher birds. See under
Butcher.
&fist; The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds of
the family Formicaridæ. The cuckoo shrikes of the East
Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family
Campephagidæ. The drongo shrikes of the same regions
belong to the related family Dicruridæ. See
Drongo.
Crow shrike. See under Crow. --
Shrike thrush. (a) Any one of
several species of Asiatic timaline birds of the genera
Thamnocataphus, Gampsorhynchus, and allies.
(b) Any one of several species of shrikelike
Australian singing birds of the genus Colluricincla. --
Shrike tit. (a) Any one of
several Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, having a
strong toothed bill and sharp claws. They creep over the bark of
trees, like titmice, in search of insects. (b)
Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds belonging to
Allotrius, Pteruthius, Cutia, Leioptila,
and allied genera, related to the true tits. Called also hill
tit. -- Swallow shrike. See under
Swallow.
Shrike (?), n. [Akin to Icel.
skrīkja a shrieker, the shrike, and E. shriek; cf.
AS. scrīc a thrush. See Shriek, v.
i.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of
oscinine birds of the family Laniidæ, having a strong
hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but
the common European gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great
northern shrike (L. borealis), and several others, kill mice,
small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that
account called also butcher birds. See under
Butcher.
&fist; The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds of
the family Formicaridæ. The cuckoo shrikes of the East
Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family
Campephagidæ. The drongo shrikes of the same regions
belong to the related family Dicruridæ. See
Drongo.
Crow shrike. See under Crow. --
Shrike thrush. (a) Any one of
several species of Asiatic timaline birds of the genera
Thamnocataphus, Gampsorhynchus, and allies.
(b) Any one of several species of shrikelike
Australian singing birds of the genus Colluricincla. --
Shrike tit. (a) Any one of
several Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, having a
strong toothed bill and sharp claws. They creep over the bark of
trees, like titmice, in search of insects. (b)
Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds belonging to
Allotrius, Pteruthius, Cutia, Leioptila,
and allied genera, related to the true tits. Called also hill
tit. -- Swallow shrike. See under
Swallow.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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