. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. cker-like 3. Psittaci, or Parrots. Order , or Birds of Prey. Order , or Pigeon-Uke Birds. Class 2d. (Aves Terrestres). — Birdsspending most of their time on the earth,seldom hghting or remaining on trees: Order 6. , and the hke. Order 7. Grallatores,or Waders. Class 3d. [Aves Aquaticce).—Birdsthat swim in the water: Order 8. Lamellirostres, Ducks, 9. Steganopodes, PeUcans, etc
. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. cker-like 3. Psittaci, or Parrots. Order , or Birds of Prey. Order , or Pigeon-Uke Birds. Class 2d. (Aves Terrestres). — Birdsspending most of their time on the earth,seldom hghting or remaining on trees: Order 6. , and the hke. Order 7. Grallatores,or Waders. Class 3d. [Aves Aquaticce).—Birdsthat swim in the water: Order 8. Lamellirostres, Ducks, 9. Steganopodes, PeUcans, 10. Longipennes, Gulls, etc. Order11. Pygopodes, Diving Bii-ds. The system of which these elevenorders form the basis, especially of NorthAmerican Birds, — though there are veryfew changes to be made to have the sys-tem answer for birds everywhere through-out the world, — proves one of the mostsimple and most expressive of the realposition held by this family in nature ofany yet devised. It is only those extremeornithologists, who strive to render difB-cult that which they should render easy,whose innovations we have to Spabrow-Hattk. Tinnunculus Sparperius (Eaptores). Relative FertUity of Birds and Insects. — In the treatment of this subject and those connected with it in relation to insect-eating birds, we are largely indebted to Mr. F. H. Palmer, of Massachusetts, from whose excellent discussion of this topic we make the following ,- extract: •• By studying the habits of birds and insects, we may ijj easily discover the important part which each plays in the i economy of nature; and history itself proves that any interfer- .-,s ence with their relations to each other is sure to be followed by ?^ disastrous results. Hence, the subject becomes of deepest importance, not alone to the agriculturist, but to every one who has a business or patriotic interest in our country. Nature, if left to herself, estabhshes a wholesome balance amongst her creature
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