. Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools;. FIG. 274. — Cedar waxwing (Ampelis cedro infested by sparrow pests ; but unfortunately the shrikesdo not confine themselves to this intruder. We have twospecies of shrikes, a northern (Fig,, 273) and a Ampelidae, or waxwings, are found over the NorthernHemisphere. They are migratory, go in flocks, feed on 9Q9 «il«7 —I ZOOLOGY insects and fruits, and chatter rather than sing. Ourcommonest species is called cedar-bird (Fig. 274).. Fio. 275. — Barn-swallow The Hirudinidae, or swallows, are
. Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools;. FIG. 274. — Cedar waxwing (Ampelis cedro infested by sparrow pests ; but unfortunately the shrikesdo not confine themselves to this intruder. We have twospecies of shrikes, a northern (Fig,, 273) and a Ampelidae, or waxwings, are found over the NorthernHemisphere. They are migratory, go in flocks, feed on 9Q9 «il«7 —I ZOOLOGY insects and fruits, and chatter rather than sing. Ourcommonest species is called cedar-bird (Fig. 274).. Fio. 275. — Barn-swallow The Hirudinidae, or swallows, are found over the are powerful fliers, and are insectivorous. Formerlyall of them bred in boughs, cliffs, and hollow trees, and some species still retain thesehabits. The best-known speciesare the bank-swallows, which,living in colonies, form numer-ous holes in railroad cuts andsandbanks in general ; thewhite-bellied swallow, abundantabout water ; and the barn-swal-low (Fig. 275), with a chestnut Fi<;. 276.—Nests of barn-swal- & . low. Photo, by D. and s. belly, which builds its nest in the rafters of our barns (Fig. 276). The Tanagridae, or tanagers, are exclusively American,and belong especially to the tropics. They live in the
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