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Definition of Shrike tit

Shrike tit
Shrike Shrike, n. [Akin to Icel. skr[=i]kja a shrieker, the shrike, and E. shriek; cf. AS. scr[=i]c a thrush. See Shriek, v. i.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family Laniid[ae], having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike (L. borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that account called also butcher birds. See under Butcher. Note: The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds of the family Formicarid[ae]. The cuckoo shrikes of the East Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family Campephagid[ae]. The drongo shrikes of the same regions belong to the related family Dicrurid[ae]. See Drongo. Crow shrike. See under Crow. Shrike thrush. (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of the genera Thamnocataphus, Gampsorhynchus, and allies. (b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian singing birds of the genus Colluricincla. Shrike tit. (a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, having a strong toothed bill and sharp claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice, in search of insects. (b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds belonging to Allotrius, Pteruthius, Cutia, Leioptila, and allied genera, related to the true tits. Called also hill tit. Swallow shrike. See under Swallow.

Meaning of Shrike tit from wikipedia

- recognized, with disjunct ranges: Northern shriketit (F. whitei), or White's shrike-tit - Campbell, AJ, 1910: Originally described as a separate species. It is...
- The northern shriketit (Falcunculus whitei) is a species of bird in the family Falcunculidae. It is found in the Kimberley region of north-western Australia...
- bird in the family Falcunculidae. It is also known as bark tit, crested tit or yellow-bellied tit. It is found in south-eastern Australia from the southeast...
- The western shriketit (Falcunculus leucogaster) is a species of bird in the family Falcunculidae. It is sp****ly distributed across Southwest Australia...
- Shrikes (/ʃraɪk/) are p****erine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of 34 species in two genera. The family name, Lanis means butcher...
- and family Eulacestomatidae. It is also known as the wattled shrike-tit or ploughshare tit. The wattled ploughbill was formally described in 1894 by the...
- P****eriformes   Family: Falcunculidae 3 species recorded [3 extant native] The shrike-**** have a parrot-like bill, used for distinctive bark-stripping behaviour...
- The shrike-**** have a parrot-like bill, used for distinctive bark-stripping behaviour, which gains it access to invertebrates Eastern shrike-tit, Falcunculus...
- Christie (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13, Penduline-**** to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 52–75. ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3. Ball...
- notes based on Samuel Tickell's specimen. It was earlier called Tickell's shrike-Tit. The species was described by Edward Blyth who credited the name to collector...