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Definition of Bush shrike
1. Noun. An African shrike.
Group relationships: Malaconotinae, Subfamily Malaconotinae
Specialized synonyms: Black-fronted Bush Shrike, Chlorophoneus Nigrifrons
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bush Shrike
Literary usage of Bush shrike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds of Western Africa by William Swainson, William Jardine (1862)
"Total length, 9; bill, from the gape, 1 ; wings, 3£; tail from the base, 4J;
tarsus, 1 J$. LARGE GREY-HEADED BUSH-SHRIKE. ..."
2. On Safari: Big Game Hunting in British East Africa with Studies in Bird-life by Abel Chapman (1908)
"Their presence there had puzzled us, as all the Masai should now be in the "
Reserve," fifty miles away. Hence these woes. BUSH-SHRIKE ..."
3. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1901)
"[This Puff-backed Bush-Shrike is common, and is generally to be seen feeding in the
... [The Crimson-breasted Bush-Shrike was seen only in the low country. ..."
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