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	Factsheets: Pied Butcherbird
		The Pied Butcherbird's voice is a beautiful, melodious fluting, sometimes given in turn by several individuals.
		The Pied Butcherbird inhabits drier forests and woodlands and often approaches parks and houses.
		Butcherbirds get their name from their habit of hanging captured prey on a hook or in a tree fork, or crevice.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/pied_butcherbird.htm (578 words)

	Pied Butcherbird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		When in a dawn chorus with his cousin the grey butcherbird, a family of magpies, a flock of currawongs, and the occasional “crack” of a whipbird, the effect is pure magic.
		This charming songster rates with hawks as the terror of small birds, but it feeds mainly by flying down from a perch and seizing its prey on the ground; although it is very capable of catching a ball of mince thrown to it on the wing!
		The pied butcherbird is distributed throughout mainland Australia except for the extreme southern coastlines.
	www.lanerealty.com.au /picPiedButcherbird.html (337 words)

	Factsheets: Grey Butcherbird
		Grey Butcherbirds measure 24cm - 30cm, and both sexes are similar in plumage, but the females are slightly smaller than the males.
		Young Grey Butcherbirds resemble adults, but have fl areas replaced with olive-brown and a buff wash on the white areas.
		Grey Butcherbirds are found in a range of wooded habitats, including suburban areas.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/grey_butcherbird.htm (406 words)

	Artamidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The cracticids—currawongs, Magpie, and butcherbirds, subfamily Cracticinae—are more obviously members of the broader corvid group.
		All are omnivorous to some degree: the butcherbirds mostly eat meat, Magpies usually forage through short grass looking for worms and other small creatures, currawongs are true omnivores, taking fruit, grain, meat, insects, eggs and nestlings.
		Particularly noteworthy are the Pied Butcherbird, the Pied Currawong and the Australian Magpie.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Artamidae (199 words)

	Birds of Rochedale
		The adult Grey Butcherbird has grey wings, with large areas of white and the underneath is white.
		Grey Butcherbirds measure from 24cm to 30cm, and both sexes are coloured the same, but females are slightly smaller than the males.
		Grey Butcherbirds are aggressive predators which prey on small animals, including other birds, lizards and insects, as well as some fruits and seeds.
	www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au /birds/butcherbird.htm (540 words)

	butchersongs
		In particularly the pied butcherbird impressed me with its inventive flute-like calls; and while I was composing the first movement of Resonances I, I decided to incorporate a fradment of one of its calls into the piece as the tones of the call seemed to fit the harmonic qualities of the music.
		Foir example, considering the opening of the piece is based on the Clunes grey butcherbird 19/7/92 call (2nd example) which is in twoc segments, a and b, the initial development is simply a b a b b a b a b b.
		I have developed a theory that the calls iof the pied butcherbird can be considered to be not unlike the concept of the Aboriginal songlinbe- this, there is a continuity of musical ideas as the line progresses but at points which are at a distance on the line the materials will be different.
	www.scu.edu.au /schools/arts/music/staff/mh/butchersongs.html (1840 words)

	Butcherbirds, Cracticus spp. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		They have fl-tipped, slightly hooked beaks and are named "butcherbird" after their tendancy to wedge their prey into tree forks or impale them on broken twigs to aid in tearing them into pieces.
		The pied butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis, is a pied, fl-throated butcherbird.
		The fl-backed butcherbird, Cracticus mentalis, is a pied, white-throated butcherbird.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Delphi/2970/butcher.htm (83 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - What's On - Dancers fly high in fantastic show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Butcherbirds get their name because they use the fork of a convenient tree to hold their prey so that they can tear them up into small enough bits to eat.
		While the butcherbird’s low, lilting refrain is playing, one of her dancers is strutting around the stage like a male bird displaying for its mate.
		And as the bird song of the butcherbird emerges, followed by fragments of Bach, the whole piece seems to gain a sense of purpose.
	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /whatson.cfm?id=483852004 (522 words)

	Hollis Taylor - Special Projects
		A fl-hooded, fl and white bird with a mellifluous voice, the pied butcherbird sings dawn choruses but can also be heard during the day and on moonlit nights.
		Butcherbirds' day song often consists of call-and-response or sequencing across the paddock, ad hoc concerts of duos, trios, counterpoint, and antiphonal singing.
		In considering the ability of the pied butcherbird to create and re-create a musical language and to memorize and recognize musical patterns, we are never far from the question: how much of our human musical practice can be attributed to birdsong?
	www.hollistaylor.com /tay_specialproj.html (5645 words)

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		The bird Giddabush still has a long tail, which reminds us of the fact that he was the didgeridooplayer.
		Another bird, the Butcherbird, was a human as well in the Dreamtime.
		Butcherbird sang and used the 'clapsticks', and Piwi danced.
	www.didge.nl /trans/dreamtime2.html (369 words)

	NahctJagdGeschwader 11 -- NJG11 -- Doom From The Dark
		Not to say that all of them are horrible, but I find more and more people each week resorting to the tight-turning Spitfire and heavy-gunned P-47s.
		I hope that this will help people to tame the "Butcherbird" to a point where it is a valued player.
		Normally, the Wulf is a relatively stable gun platform, but it is--without question--prone to spasmic and unnecessary stalls.
	www.angelfire.com /ma3/NJG11/bcam/fw190.html (447 words)

	Recovery Plan for the golden-shouldered parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius 2003-2007 - Summary
		C.4.2: Influence of pied butcherbird predation on nest productivity quantified and recommendations incorporated into parrot management.
		A.4.2.1: Undertake quantitative study of pied butcherbird predation on golden-shouldered parrot nests.
		A.4.2.2: Determine management implications of pied butcherbird research for golden-shouldered parrots.
	www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/p-chrysopterygius/summary.html (1213 words)

	Butcherbird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The 6 species of butcherbirds are predominantly carnivorous, impaling their prey on thorns.
		The butcherbird is a well loved bird for the song, which is often heard on moonlit evenings.
		The butcherbird is found in Australia and New Guinea.
	www.alientravelguide.com /science/biology/life/animals/chordata/vertebra/aves/passerif/butcher.htm (89 words)

	Grey Butcherbird - Lamington National Park
		The head, wings and tail of the grey butcherbird are fl.
		Grey butcherbirds build a cup of twigs with soft material (for example, fine rootlets) as lining.
		Grey butcherbirds are viscious predators of small birds.
	lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au /Documents/Birds/greybutcher.html (171 words)

	Pied Butcherbird - Lamington National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Pied butcherbirds have a fl head, throat, back and tail.
		The wings are fl with some white and the underbody and nape is white.
		Common in most areas, pied butcherbirds prefer open and lightly timbered habitats.
	lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au /Documents/Birds/piedbutcher.htm (125 words)

	Rainforest Soundwalks Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A conspicuous local presence, seyak typically fly from tree to tree in the open, then perch, pause, and let out one of their flamboyant calls from an exposed branch at the forest edge.
		Emerging from the white noise of predawn rains, mists and waterway sounds, seyak wakes the surrounding forest.
		While quite familiar with the daily variety of butcherbird calls, I had never heard anything as long and as musically varied as these two hundred consecutive phrases.
	www.earthear.com /eerelease/rsnotes.html (1373 words)

	Pied Butcherbird Audubon Bird with Real Calls by Wild Republic
		This common bird is found throughout much of Australia, and prefers open areas.
		Their beautiful songs are heard for some distance and are sung by both males and females.
		Butcherbirds feed on a variety of food including small birds, insects and lizards.
	www.tableandhome.com /proddddid (115 words)

	And You Call Yourself a Scientist! - Blood Ties (1991)
		Assistant D.A. Amy Lorne (Kim Johnston-Ulrich) is cornered in an elevator by the members of a gang known as the Shrikes, one of whom she is prosecuting.
		The gang leader, "Butcherbird" (Salvatore Xuereb), warns Harry that "Uncle Eli" isn’t happy with the articles he’s been writing.
		Harry explains to a confused Amy that he and Butcherbird are "distant cousins".
	twtd.bluemountains.net.au /Rick/liz_bt.htm (2109 words)

	British Isles Birding -&--&- by Richard Bonser
		Nonetheless, the isolated rainforest pocket in the middle of the island was fairly impressive as were the miles of white sand surrounding the island and the shore of its freshwater lake, Lake McKenzie.
		Noise and disturbance meant that birding was relatively fruitless although a Grey Butcherbird near the ferry at Tewantin was the only individual of this species seen throughout the trip.
		However a Black-necked Stork showed extremely well on Centenary Lakes whilst Black Butcherbird and Yellow Oriole were seen in the adjacent forest.
	www.freewebs.com /richbonser2/australia.htm (4795 words)

	birds template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Australia also has many beautiful birds, including the superb lyrebird and numerous kinds of cockatoos, parakeets, and birds of paradise.
		The gray butcherbird, the laughing kookaburra, and the superb fairywren are common birds of urban areas in Australia.
		Birds of Australia and the Pacific Islands include the laughing kookaburra, the gray butcherbird, and the brown kiwi.
	www.worldbook.com /wc/features/birds/html/where_australia.html (148 words)

	ABC Online Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Pied Butcherbird has more striking fl and white plumage with fl hood, white collar, white chest and fl mantle and wings.
		Not the grey butcherbird either, the bird I saw was fl down to its throat.
		I've seen another bird today, similar to the pied butcherbird, though it has a grey breast, not white, and I'm wondering if anyone knows if juvenile pied butcherbirds are grey breasted, or is there sexual dimorphism?
	www2b.abc.net.au /science/scribblygum/newposts/62/topic62999.shtm (706 words)

	butcherbird - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		butcherbird : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		butcherbird : WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=butcherbird (129 words)

	David Lumsdaine: Mutawinji/Pied Butcherbirds of Spirey Creek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Here’s David Lumsdaine at his best, with two sound portraits of his native Australia.
		First is a stunning 21 minute presentation of one of nature’s most creative songbirds, the pied butcherbird; we hear first one, then several of them scaling the heights of improvisation, while Lumsdaine sonically peruses their surroundings, as well.
		Then, we move to a waterhole amidst red sandstone hills, where the composer presents a panalopy of sounds and locales, from open valley to narrow gorge and windswept ridge; he asks us to notice the distinct tonal qualities of each place, and also the unifying threads of their melodies and relationships.
	www.earthear.com /catalog/mutawinji.html (117 words)

	Birds Australia Bird Calls
		Two members of a family noted for its fine calls are the Grey Butcherbird and Australian Magpie.
		It is a wonderful mimic and its territorial call varies greatly with geographical region.
		Here are samples of its mimicry (Grey Shrike-thrush, Crimson Rosella, Australian Magpie, some of its own calls, and Grey Butcherbird) and of its territorial call (from near Canberra, ACT).
	www.birdsaustralia.com.au /calls.html (184 words)

	butcherbird : Definition from the Online Dictionary at Datasegment.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		2 definitions found butcherbird - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 : butcher bird \butcher bird\, butcher-bird \butcher-bird\, butcherbird \butcherbird\n.
		The name butcher bird is derived from its habit of suspending its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it.
		[1913 Webster] butcherbird - WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) : butcherbird n 1: shrikes that impale their prey on thorns 2: large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
	onlinedictionary.datasegment.com /word/butcherbird (155 words)

	butcherbird -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The name is given to the Lanius species (see shrike) of the family Laniidae and in Australia to the four to seven species of Cracticus; these are contrastingly patterned (usually...
		any of several birds of the family Cracticidae (order Passeriformes) including the bell-magpie, butcherbird, and currawong (qq.v.).
		songbird family, of the order Passeriformes, that includes species of the bell-magpie, butcherbird, and currawong (qq.v.) groups of Australia.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9018308 (446 words)

	Wonderful West Virginia Magazine, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
		With its fl mask, wings, and tail sharply contrasting with its white underside and gray back, the loggerhead shrike looks like an elegant dressed-up mockingbird.
		Yet, "butcherbird" aptly refers to the shrike's habit of impaling prey on barbed-wire fence, thorns, and twigs.
		The word "shrike" has the same Anglo-Saxon roots as the word "shriek"; thus, the name may come from a description of the bird's call.
	www.wonderfulwv.com /archives/nov00/fea1.cfm (1785 words)

	Inquisitive Butcherbird Photo \| TrekNature
		I had longed to see a Pied Butcherbird and left my husband to fish in the Brunswick River while I did a birdwatching wander with my camera.
		When I returned my husband told me he'd seen the butcherbird.
		They call them butcherbirds as they use the hook on their beaks to carve their prey up-usually holding it still with one foot-as they do this.
	www.treknature.com /gallery/photo10973.htm (184 words)

	Pied Butcherbird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Somewhat incongruously, butcherbirds are excellent songsters but fearsome predators on small animals.
		It is best distinguished from other fl and white birds by its fl head and upper breast, separated from the fl back by a complete white collar, and its large white wing-stripe and robust bill.
		It inhabits drier forests and woodlands and will often approach parks and houses.
	www.aussiediary.com /verandah/pbb1.html (60 words)

	IFWIS - Loggerhead Shrike
		Local names include butcherbird and French mockingbird 02.
		Recorded in regions of state in all seasons, however, decline after 1900.
		Pesticides and habitat loss are thought to be likely reasons for population declines in Missouri 05.
	www.inhs.uiuc.edu /chf/pub/ifwis/birds/loggerhead-shrike.html (1235 words)

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