Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BUTCH'ER-BIRD
BUTCH'ER-BIRD, n.
The shrike; a genus of birds, called Lanius. One species of this genus is called king-bird, from its courage in attacking hawks and crows. – Encyc. The king-bird is now arranged under the genus Muscicapa. – Ed. Encyc.
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