hem should treat the
assembled company with the largest shout.'"
Shoveller, n. the English name for the duck
Spatula clypeata, Linn., a species also present in
Australia. The other Australian species is Spatula
rhynchotis, Lath., also called Blue-wing.
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. vii. pl. 12:
"Spatula Rhynchotis, Australian Shoveller."
Shovel-nose, n. a New South Wales species of
Ray-fish, Rhinobatus bougainvillei, Cuv.; called also
the Blind Shark, and Sand Shark. In the Northern
Hemisphere, the name is given to three different sharks and a
sturgeon.
Shrike, n. a bird-name, generally used in
Australia in composition. See Crow-Shrike,
Cuckoo-Shrike, Shrike-Robin,
Shrike-Thrush, and Shrike-Tit.
Shrike-Robin, n. a genus of Australasian
Shrikes, Eopsaltria (q.v.). The species are--
Grey-breasted Shrike-Robin--
Eopsaltria gularis, Quoy and Gaim.
Large-headed S.-R.--
E. capito, Gould.
Little S.-R.--
E. nana, Mull.
White-breasted S.-R.--
E. georgiana, Quoy and Gaim.
Yellow-breasted S.-R.--
E. australis, Lath.
1895. W. O. Legge, `Australasian Association for the
Advancement of Science' (Brisbane), p. 447:
"As regards portions of Gould's English nomenclatures, such as
his general term `Robin' for the genera Petroica,
Paecilodryas, Eopsaltria, it was found that by
retaining the term `Robin' for the best known member of the
group (Petroica), and applying a qualifying noun to the
allied genera, such titles as Tree-robin, Scrub-robin, and
Shrike-robin were easily evolved."
Shrike-Thrush, n. a genus of Australasian
Shrikes, Collyriocincla (q.v.). The species are--
Bower's Shrike-Thrush--
Collyriocincla boweri, Ramsay.
Brown S.-T.--
C. brunnea, Gould.
Buff-bellied S.-T.--
C. rufiventris, Gould.
Grey S.-T.--
C. harmonica, Lath.; called also Port Jackson
Thrush (q.v.).
Little Shrike-Thrush--
Collyriocincla parvula, Gould.
Pale-bellied S.-T.--
C. pallidirostris, Sharpe.
Rufous-breasted S.-T.--
C. rufigaster, Gould.
Whistling S.-T.--
C. rectirostris, Jard. and Selb.;
see Duke Willy.
1896. `The Melburnian,' Aug. 28, p. 54:
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