Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Corvoidea — theshrikes .
Etymologies
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Lanius + -idae
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They were formerly included with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, but Lanarius and related genera were separated into the bush-shrike family.
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A new species of shrike (Laniidae: Laniarius) from Somalia, verified by DNA sequence data from the only known individual.
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A new species of shrike (Laniidae: Laniarius) from Somalia, verified by DNA sequence data from the only known individual.
Archive 2006-06-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The three eggs sent me by Captain Hutton appear to differ somewhat conspicuously from any other eggs of the _Laniidae_ that I have yet seen.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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