. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 72 VERTEBRATES: BIRDS. each other. The last two are each about ten inches long, and of a dark color marked with white. The Chuck-will's Widow gets its name from its notes, which sound like the words chuck-will's widow, and the Whip- poorwill its name from a resemblance of its notes to the syllables whip-poor-will, which are also uttered in the evening and at early dawn. They make no nest, but lay their eggs on the ground, or on a fla
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 72 VERTEBRATES: BIRDS. each other. The last two are each about ten inches long, and of a dark color marked with white. The Chuck-will's Widow gets its name from its notes, which sound like the words chuck-will's widow, and the Whip- poorwill its name from a resemblance of its notes to the syllables whip-poor-will, which are also uttered in the evening and at early dawn. They make no nest, but lay their eggs on the ground, or on a flat rock. KINGFISHERS. These birds feed upon fish, and make their nests in holes which they dig in the banks of ponds and streams. They have a long, straight bill, and short legs. The Belted Kingfisher, of North America, is nearly as large. Pig. 118.—Belted Kingfisher. as a small dove, the head crested, the color blue above and white below, with a blue belt. Sitting on a branch. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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