Sentence example with the word 'shrike'

shrike

Definition n. any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals

Last update: June 26, 2015


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Yarrell says that the great grey shrike is only an occasional visitor to this country, and is generally obtained between autumn and spring.   [Please select]

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You will notice in any picture of a shrike how admirably adapted is its curved beak for butchering purposes.   [Please select]

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But even the stoical shrike is not without his epicurean weakness.   [Please select]

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Cotton and feathers enter largely into the composition of the lining of a Shrike's nest.   [Please select]

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He saw a shrike pursue a chickadee, when the latter escaped by taking refuge in a small hole in a tree.   [Please select]

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The foiled shrike, with an angry and astonished twitter, flew off to a tree across the pool.   [Please select]

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