From: Pierre@home.be (Pierre)
Subject: PO_Birds of Europe - PO_boe_161_ Pie-grièche_écorcheur.jpg
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 18:16:39 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.artpics
The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae. The genus name, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits.
