. Birds of the British Empire. Birds. THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 341 on earth worms, which their lono^, strong and pointed bills enable them to capture with readiness in their burrows. The plumage consists of a thick coating of hair-like feathers abundantly furnished with silky down at the base, and terminating in a filamentous point; the base of the bill is furnished with a number of strong bristle-like hairs, which, no doubt, play the part of feelers, like the so-called "whiskers" of the domestic cat, which i)redatory animal,. Fig. 79. — The Apteryx. by the by, is guilty of the proxim
. Birds of the British Empire. Birds. THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 341 on earth worms, which their lono^, strong and pointed bills enable them to capture with readiness in their burrows. The plumage consists of a thick coating of hair-like feathers abundantly furnished with silky down at the base, and terminating in a filamentous point; the base of the bill is furnished with a number of strong bristle-like hairs, which, no doubt, play the part of feelers, like the so-called "whiskers" of the domestic cat, which i)redatory animal,. Fig. 79. — The Apteryx. by the by, is guilty of the proximate, if not actual, exter- mination not only of the harmless wingless birds under consideration, but of the night parrot and other peculiar Australasian birds; for pussy has taken to the bush and runs wild in those parts, where she plays sad havoc with the unique aboriginal avifauna. As the legs of this bird are set very far back, it has. 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 Greene, W. T. , Dr. London : Imperial Press
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