. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. CHATTERERS 143 The SCRUB-HIRD is an extremely interesting form, scientifically. (Jnl_\' the males are known at the present time, and these are dull-coloured birds of the size of a thrush. (_)f the female, eggs, and nest, we as yet know absolutely nothing. Chatterers, Axt-tiirushes, I^roah-itlls, etc. The second major division of the Perching-birds embraces a few forms of considerable interest. The group of Chatterers includes several remarkable fjrms of \-ery di\ersc cijloration, many
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. CHATTERERS 143 The SCRUB-HIRD is an extremely interesting form, scientifically. (Jnl_\' the males are known at the present time, and these are dull-coloured birds of the size of a thrush. (_)f the female, eggs, and nest, we as yet know absolutely nothing. Chatterers, Axt-tiirushes, I^roah-itlls, etc. The second major division of the Perching-birds embraces a few forms of considerable interest. The group of Chatterers includes several remarkable fjrms of \-ery di\ersc cijloration, many representing the most gorgeous of all S(juth American birds. One of the most remarkable is the Umukella-ITRD. This bird is funereal in appearance, being clothed in a plumage of deep black, with the head surmounted by a large, drooping, flat-topped crest, resembling in shape the familiar crest of certain varieties of the canar_\', \\hilst from the throat hangs a long lappet of feathers reaching nearl)- down to the feet. The female is duller than her mate, and lacks the peculiar plumes. The umbrella-bird is a forest-dwelling. n«!o by «'. F. FiggatI SAND-MARTINS Thh pholo^rdbh i/ioius a portion of a sand bank, pierced zcuh iht tunnel-itke neits w-iJe hy theie feeble builders species, confined to the Upper Amazons, and dwelling in the tops of the highest trees, where it finds ample sustenance in wild fruits. But few naturalists ha\e e\er seen it in a wild state. Equally wonderful are the Beel-BIRDS, so called on account of their note, which bears an extraordinary resemblance to the sound made by a blacksmith upon an anvil, though it has often been lik'ened to the tolling of a bell. Four species are known, in three of which the males have a pure white plumage, with much naked, vividly coloured skin on the face. One species has a curious pendulous process hanging from the forehead, thinly covered with feathers. By some this is said to be capable of erection during periods of excite
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