. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THE THE EIUHTH FAJIILY OF THE JIESOMVCJI)!, OR SONGLESS THE JIAXAKINS (/Vrirte), The Manakins are closely allied to the Tyrants, and form a small family of American birds, consisting of about sixty si)ecies. All the Manakins are of small size, and iidiabit the wooded portions of .South America, and they are somewhat shy in their habits. Of the latter, however, very little has been recorded. THE NINTH FAMILY OF THE MESOMYODI, OR SONGLESS BIEDS. THE BROADBILLS (Euri/Uemiidce). In appearance the Broadbills most resemble some of
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THE THE EIUHTH FAJIILY OF THE JIESOMVCJI)!, OR SONGLESS THE JIAXAKINS (/Vrirte), The Manakins are closely allied to the Tyrants, and form a small family of American birds, consisting of about sixty si)ecies. All the Manakins are of small size, and iidiabit the wooded portions of .South America, and they are somewhat shy in their habits. Of the latter, however, very little has been recorded. THE NINTH FAMILY OF THE MESOMYODI, OR SONGLESS BIEDS. THE BROADBILLS (Euri/Uemiidce). In appearance the Broadbills most resemble some of the broad-billed Rollers {Eurystomus) with which they have been commonly classed by naturalists, but of late years more minute study of. their anatomy and general structure has resulted in placing them near the Chatterers oir America of which they appear to be a representative form in the Far East. The species are only about seven in number, all of them being confined to the Himalayan Mountains, the hills of the Burmese countries, the Malayan peninsula, and the Indo-Malayau isljinds. Writing of these birds in Tenasserim, Mr. Davidson says :—" The Broadbills, I think, might well be designated a stupid set of birds, but the Lunated Broadbill {Serilop/ms hmatus) is the most stupid of the lot. They usually move about in small parties, and when one meets with a party every bird of which it consists can without difficulty be secured, as the birds take no notice of their companions being shot, and do not appear to be at all alarmed at the report of the gun, seldom moving farther than the next branch, sometimes not moving at all, when the gun is fired. Their note consists of a single chir-r-r-r. They never walk or hop about the branches, though they will fly from branch to branch. They feed chiefly- on insects, many of which they seize on the ;* The same author writes of the Sumatran. * "Stray Feathers," 1878, p. Please note that these images are extrac
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