. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 86 VERTECy<ATES : BIRDS. each other. The hist two are each about ten inches long, and dark, marl^ed witli «hite. The Chuck-will's Widow gets its name from its notes, which sound like cIiiu'k-iL'in's-'ioidozv, and the W'hippoorwill from a resemblance of its notes to the syllables w/iip-poor-iii'i/l, uttered in the evening and at daA\'n. They make no nest, but lay their eggs on the ground, or a flat rock. Kingfishers. These Birds feed upon fish, and make their nests in holes which the}' dig in the banks of ponds and streams. They ha\X' a long, straight
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 86 VERTECy<ATES : BIRDS. each other. The hist two are each about ten inches long, and dark, marl^ed witli «hite. The Chuck-will's Widow gets its name from its notes, which sound like cIiiu'k-iL'in's-'ioidozv, and the W'hippoorwill from a resemblance of its notes to the syllables w/iip-poor-iii'i/l, uttered in the evening and at daA\'n. They make no nest, but lay their eggs on the ground, or a flat rock. Kingfishers. These Birds feed upon fish, and make their nests in holes which the}' dig in the banks of ponds and streams. They ha\X' a long, straight bill, and short legs. The Belted Kingfisher, of North America, is nearly as large. Fig. IiS. —Belted Kingfisher. as a small Do\'e, the head crested, the color blue above and white below, with a blue belt. Sitting on a branch. 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; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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