Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old book-name of the shrike. It was made the specific name of the red-backed shrike of Europe, Lanius or Enneoctonus collurio.
- noun [capitalized] A generic name applied, with various extensions, to the group of shrikes of which Lanius excubitor is the type. Kaup, 1829, after
Moehring , 1752.
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Examples
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The dry karst grasslands above the caves hold several uncommon and threatened bird species: Circaetus gallicus, Caprimulgus europaeus, Upupa epops, Lullua arborea, Anthus campestris, Lanius collurio, Emberiza hortulana, E. cia and E. cirlus.
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The Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), the commonest variety in my district, is noteworthy because of his savage mania for forked gibbets, the thorns in the hedgerows whereon he impales the voluminous contents of his game-bag -- little half-fledged birds, small Lizards, Grasshoppers, caterpillars, Beetles -- and leaves them to get high.
Bramble-Bees and Others Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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The next bird that I procured (on the 21st May) was a male red-backed butcher bird, _lanius collurio_.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Gilbert White 1756
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The skylark (Alauda arvensis), the woodlark (Lullula arborea), and the red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio), which are all threatened birds in Europe, return to maximum abundance between 10 and 19 years after fire.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The skylark (Alauda arvensis), the woodlark (Lullula arborea), and the red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio), which are all threatened birds in
YubaNet.com 2010
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Other notable species of birds in this ecoregion include Wryneck (Jynx torquilla), Red backed shrike (Lanius collurio), Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), Savi's warbler (Locustella luscinioides), and Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
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Lanius collurio), which are all threatened birds in Europe, return to maximum abundance between 10 and 19 years after fire.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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