. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 496 PASSEEINES. early frosts of winter. They are found difiPused over all the South of EurojDe. The PicuMNus {Climaderis picumnus, Temm.) have fonn and habits very similar to the CreeiDer, hut the beak is stronger and more boldly curved. They are natives of Brazil and Guiana. The FuRNAEius {Ftirnarius figulus, Spix.) live singly or in pairs in the plains of Chili, Brazil, and Gruiana. They feed princi- pally on seeds, but also on insects. Th
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 496 PASSEEINES. early frosts of winter. They are found difiPused over all the South of EurojDe. The PicuMNus {Climaderis picumnus, Temm.) have fonn and habits very similar to the CreeiDer, hut the beak is stronger and more boldly curved. They are natives of Brazil and Guiana. The FuRNAEius {Ftirnarius figulus, Spix.) live singly or in pairs in the plains of Chili, Brazil, and Gruiana. They feed princi- pally on seeds, but also on insects. They take up their residence with much confidence in the neighbourhood of man. Their nests (Fig. 209) are remarkable for their construction, being in the form. Fig. 209.—Fumarius {Fiirnarius, Lesson). of an oven, whence their jiame. This structure it builds upon , on palisades, or on the window of a house. It is remarkable for its size as compared with its inhabitant, measuring not less than from twelve to fourteen inches in diameter; it is entirely formed of clay, and ihe interior is divided bj' a partition into two compartments, the outer and inner, the latter being that in which the female laj's her eggs. The male and female alternately bring small balls of earth, out of which the ediiice is constructed, and they labour so industriously that it is sometimes finished in two days. Some species construct their nests on trees, interlacing them with spiny branches, and providing one or many openings ;. 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 Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker. New York : D. Appleton
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