Butcher-bird
41Butcherbird — For other uses, see Butcherbird (disambiguation). Butcherbird Butcher bird calling in Sydney, Australia. Scientific classification Kingdom …
42butcherbird — /booch euhr berrd /, n. 1. any of various shrikes of the genus Lanius, which impale their prey upon thorns. 2. any of several large, carnivorous birds of the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea, having shrikelike habits. [1660 70;… …
43magpie — noun 1》 a long tailed bird of the crow family, typically with black and white plumage and a noisy call. [Pica pica and other species.] ↘a black and white Australian butcher bird with a musical call. [Gymnorhina tibicen.] 2》 a person who… …
44magpie — ► NOUN 1) a long tailed bird of the crow family with pied plumage and a raucous voice. 2) a black and white Australian butcher bird with musical calls. 3) a person who obsessively collects things or who chatters idly. ORIGIN probably a shortening …
45shrike — n. any bird of the family Laniidae, with a strong hooked and toothed bill, that impales its prey of small birds and insects on thorns. Also called butcher bird. Etymology: perh. rel. to OE scric thrush, MLG schrik corncrake (imit.): cf. SHRIEK …
46bearded pinnock — Reedling Reed ling (r[=e]d l[i^]ng), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The European bearded titmouse ({Panurus biarmicus}); called also {reed bunting}, {bearded pinnock}, and {lesser butcher bird}. [1913 Webster] Note: It is orange brown, marked with black, white,… …
47Lanius Ludovicianus — Loggerhead Log ger*head , n. [Log + head.] 1. A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull. Shak. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat tar. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) An upright piece of round timber, in a… …
48Loggerhead — Log ger*head , n. [Log + head.] 1. A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull. Shak. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat tar. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) An upright piece of round timber, in a whaleboat, over… …
49logger-headed turtle — Loggerhead Log ger*head , n. [Log + head.] 1. A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull. Shak. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat tar. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) An upright piece of round timber, in a… …
50Matagasse — Mat a*gasse , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A shrike or butcher bird; called also {mattages}. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …
