bush shrike
Britishnoun
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any shrike of the African subfamily Malaconotinae , such as Chlorophoneus nigrifrons ( black-fronted bush shrike )
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another name for ant bird
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Next to the manakins, are the Indian, African, and American caterpillar eaters; the Malabar and African shrikes; and in the two last cases of the tooth-beaked group, are placed the true butcher-birds and bush shrikes.
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