. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. VE11TEBRATA : AVES OR BIRDS. The European Cuckoo is noted on account of its habit of depositing its eggs in the nests of other birds. The Kingfishers or Alcedinida3 have a very long and acute bill, very short tarsi, and small, syndactyle feet; that is, two of their toes—the third and fourth—are much united. Ponds and slow streams are their favorite resorts, FIG. Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, Boie. near which they sit on a branch or decayed limb, and watch for fish, which constitute their food. At the proper moment the Kingfisher plunges he
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. VE11TEBRATA : AVES OR BIRDS. The European Cuckoo is noted on account of its habit of depositing its eggs in the nests of other birds. The Kingfishers or Alcedinida3 have a very long and acute bill, very short tarsi, and small, syndactyle feet; that is, two of their toes—the third and fourth—are much united. Ponds and slow streams are their favorite resorts, FIG. Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, Boie. near which they sit on a branch or decayed limb, and watch for fish, which constitute their food. At the proper moment the Kingfisher plunges headlong into the water, seizes the fish, flies to the nearest tree, and swallows its victim in a moment, and is immediately on the watch for another. The Belted Kingfisher is about thirteen inches in length. The Woodpeckers or Picid?e have a straight, rigid, and sharp bill, which is specially adapted to cutting into bark. 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. New York : Scribner
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