. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. SINGlJSfG BIRDS. 553 Tliis bird, with tail feathers so strikingly developed (Fig. •i77), is so peculiar among higher Passeres that it has been proposed to separate it, with certain probable allies, from all the rest. The Oscines are represented by a host of species. These birds stand at the head of their class ; and as they are mostly. Fig. 477. —The Lyrc-t>ird of Australia (Menura euperba). of small size, it may be said of them that they excel in qual- ity, not quantity ; most of them sing, being highly wrought, exquisite winged gems.
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. SINGlJSfG BIRDS. 553 Tliis bird, with tail feathers so strikingly developed (Fig. •i77), is so peculiar among higher Passeres that it has been proposed to separate it, with certain probable allies, from all the rest. The Oscines are represented by a host of species. These birds stand at the head of their class ; and as they are mostly. Fig. 477. —The Lyrc-t>ird of Australia (Menura euperba). of small size, it may be said of them that they excel in qual- ity, not quantity ; most of them sing, being highly wrought, exquisite winged gems. Among the most notable are the jays, including the magpie of the Kocky Mountains ( 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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