. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . ut rounded, the secondariesbroadly and abruptly rounded. The tail is of moderate length,straight, even or a little emarginate, of twelve rounded feathersof moderate breadth. Species of this genus occur in the warmer and temperateparts of the old Continent, a few migrating in summer into thenorthern regions. Their food consists of insects, which
. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . ut rounded, the secondariesbroadly and abruptly rounded. The tail is of moderate length,straight, even or a little emarginate, of twelve rounded feathersof moderate breadth. Species of this genus occur in the warmer and temperateparts of the old Continent, a few migrating in summer into thenorthern regions. Their food consists of insects, which theyfrequently or generally seize on wing, launching in pursuit ofthem from an elevated station to which they return. But theyalso search the ground, on which however they do not walkwith ease, their progression there being by short hops. Theirflight is quick and light; they are expert at executing rapidturns ; and in flying to a distance they move in an undulatorymanner. Their nests are of moderate size, neatly constructedof straws, fibrous roots, and similar materials, and lined withhair or feathers. The female seldom differs much from themale in colour, and their attire is not generally gaudy. Two species occur in Britain, both summer
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