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Figure 1. Illustration showing a cluster of rictal bristles of
the Alder flycatcher Empidinax traullii. Seven millimeters in
length; reproduced from Lederer (1972).
Figure 2. Examples of noxious prey found on Iberian grey shrike
larders in southern France.
Figure 3. Specimens of the Iberian grey shrike (National
Natural History Museum of Paris) and detail of the head of a naturalized
bird (Natural History Museum of Nîmes). © Frédéric Labouyrie.
Figure 4. Range of measured bristle and beak lengths from
museum specimens of the Iberian grey shrike, showing the length of the
longest bristle and longest beak, the mean, minimum and maximum of the
data.
Figure 5. Iberian grey shrike head seen from the front. ©
Gilbert Lacassin.
Figure 6. Iberian grey shrike head seen from the side showing
details of the different types of protective feathers.
Figure 7. Rapid head rotation of an Iberian grey shrike after
regurgitating a pellet.