. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 5 IS PASSERINES. The Golden-crested Kinglet {Motacilla regulus, Linn.), ¥ig. 249, inhabits the woods and thickets of the cold and temperate regions of the earth, where, among the twigs, with great agility it searches for insects, on. which it feeds. While thus occupied it emits a single shrill, feeble note, too often accepted by heart- less boys as a tell-tale of its whereabouts. The European Wren (Troglodytes europcms, Cuvier), Fig. 250, is wide
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 5 IS PASSERINES. The Golden-crested Kinglet {Motacilla regulus, Linn.), ¥ig. 249, inhabits the woods and thickets of the cold and temperate regions of the earth, where, among the twigs, with great agility it searches for insects, on. which it feeds. While thus occupied it emits a single shrill, feeble note, too often accepted by heart- less boys as a tell-tale of its whereabouts. The European Wren (Troglodytes europcms, Cuvier), Fig. 250, is widely diffused over Europe, from Greenland to the southern parts of Italy, and from Trebizond to the west coast of Ireland. Like. Fig. 260.—The Common or European Wren (MotaciUa troglodytes, Liuu.). the Robin, it has become, in a sense, a sacred bird, and few venture to commit any outrage on the familiar little creature. Its nest is found in all kinds of situations; a favourite one being under the turfed summit of a stone wall skirting a brook, or on the edge of a wood or shrubbery. It is an elegant structure, oval in form, and dome-shaped, with the entrance at the side, the materials varying with the locality ; but the lining generally is soft, downy feathers. The Wood Warbler, or Wood Wren {Motacilla trochilus, Bewick), Fig. 251, is a delicate, active little bird, pretty generally diffused. It is of retiring and unobtrusive manners, its favourite haunt being among the willows and osiers which skirt some sluggish stream. While flitting about in such localities it emits a small chirping. 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, ed. Springfield, Mass. , W. J. Holland
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