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Shrike, The
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
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Shrike, The (1952), a play by Joseph Kramm. [
Cort Theatre, 161 perf.; Pulitzer Prize.] Despondent over his failure to obtain work as a theatrical director, Jim Downs ( José
Ferrer) attempts to kill himself and is committed to the psychiatric ward. Taking advantage of her legal status, his vicious, estranged wife, Ann ( Judith Evelyn), determines to keep him there until he comes back to her. She quietly turns the doctors against him and agrees to his release only after he promises to abandon a warm, loving girl with whom he has been having an affair. Trapped, he reluctantly accepts Ann's terms. Although the play seems to be largely forgotten today, it was a gripping melodrama and superbly acted.
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Yikes, it's a shrike! Is there a killer on the loose?(songbird of prey with curious feeding habits)
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 8/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...stuck on thorns. You can be glad that a shrike has found a safe place to live near you...thorn (far left) was put there by this shrike (right). Later the shrike will give it to his mate. Shrikes kill small birds and mammals, such as...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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WHERE ARE THE SHRIKES? SMALL, FIERCE BIRD STATE'S MOST ENDANGERED.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/18/1989; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Phil Brown Staff writer The loggerhead shrike isn't about to knock the bald eagle out of the...with our national symbol. Like the eagle, the shrike hunts live prey. And the shrike, too, is in trouble - the most endangered bird...
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Apparent cooperative hunting in Loggerhead Shrikes. (Short Communications).
Magazine article from: Wilson Bulletin; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...four more times: one shrike rose to hover as the...two birds. Then both shrikes hovered simultaneously...synchronized, each shrike hovered for a few seconds...for a lone Loggerhead Shrike to kill. The mean mass of shrikes on this study area...
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The Strange World of the Shrike.
Magazine article from: National Wildlife; 2/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...adaptation of the shrike, a bird with the...equipment. Like hawks, shrikes have keen eyesight...sounds stopped and the shrikes attacked." To test...that the northern shrike uses a siren song...playing a tape of the shrike's calls with that...the sounds made by shrikes attracted far ...
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Habitat Use by Loggerhead Shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus) at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Illinois: An Application of Brooks and Temple's Habitat Suitability Index
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...not appear to limit shrike populations and shrikes seem to be making settlement...adaptation to Illinois shrike populations, including...habitat for loggerhead shrikes breeding in southern...not been applied to shrike populations in Illinois...
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An apparent case of cooperative hunting in immature northern shrikes.(SHORT COMMUNICATIONS)
Magazine article from: Wilson Bulletin; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Suddenly, one of the shrikes flew up out of the...Spizella arborea). The shrike pursued the sparrow...point, the second shrike joined in the pursuit, with both shrikes alternately making...sec, the second shrike joined in the pursuit...horizontal lunges by the shrikes, the sparrow ...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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NAVY STEPS UP EFFORTS TO SAVE ENDANGERED BIRD : SHRIKE TO BE BRED IN CAPTIVITY.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 1/12/1997; 700+ words
; ...The loggerhead shrike is a robin-size...strong hooked bill. Shrikes hunt small birds...Clemente loggerhead shrike is smaller and lighter in color than shrikes on the California...in the decline of shrikes on the island...49 percent of the shrike nests, and 45 percent...
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Can supplemental foraging perches enhance habitat for endangered San Clemente Loggerhead shrikes?
Magazine article from: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...population of endangered shrikes on San Clemente Island...Clemente Loggerhead Shrike (L. I. mearnsi...important component of shrike territories (Esely...perches are lacking, shrikes may not be able to...supplemental perches within shrike territories would...increase by providing ...
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THE WILD SIDE: ; Impaled prey a clue to presence of shrikes
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 5/18/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...mockingbird, the loggerhead shrike was easy to recognize. Two species of shrikes inhabit the U.S...Canada. The northern shrike breeds in Alaska and...a strong, capable shrike lives nearby. This does not mean that shrikes never return to cached...
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Relationship of vertebrate prey size to transport mode and distance in the Northern Shrike.(Short Communications)
Magazine article from: Wilson Bulletin; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...for the Northern Shrike: carrying prey exclusively...literature of Northern Shrikes handling their prey...than the Northern Shrike and less dependent...observed that Loggerhead Shrikes often carry their...distance in the Northern Shrike, we undertook an...ranging individual shrikes. ...
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Shrikes
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...rather colorful plumage. Shrikes are aggressive predators...prey is detected, the shrike swoops at it, and kills...blow with the beak. Shrikes feed on large insects...storing) their meat. Shrikes build a bulky, cup...northern or great gray shrike ( Lanius excubitor...
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shrike
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
shrike or butcher bird, predatory songbird found...strong, tip-hooked beak. North American shrikes include the loggerhead, great gray or northern, and California shrikes. Shrikes are classified in the phylum Chordata...
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shrikes
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
shrikes See LANIIDAE .
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Shrike, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Shrike, The (1952), a play by Joseph Kramm. [ Cort Theatre , 161 perf.; Pulitzer Prize.] Despondent over his failure to obtain...
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shrike-vireos
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
shrike-vireos See VIREONIDAE .
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