. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. Fig. in. —Cuckoo. feed upon insects, and also eggs, which they steal from the nests of other birds. WOODPECKERS. These birds have a straight, sharp bill, with which they cut into bark or wood in search of insects. The tongue is very long and capable of being greatly extended, and is armed towards the tip with barbs. By means of this instrument they pierce and drag forth insects from their hiding-places. Twenty or thirty kinds are fou
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. Fig. in. —Cuckoo. feed upon insects, and also eggs, which they steal from the nests of other birds. WOODPECKERS. These birds have a straight, sharp bill, with which they cut into bark or wood in search of insects. The tongue is very long and capable of being greatly extended, and is armed towards the tip with barbs. By means of this instrument they pierce and drag forth insects from their hiding-places. Twenty or thirty kinds are found in North America, varying in size from the sparrow to that of a crow. They build their nests in holes, which they make witli their bills \n trunks or branches of Fig. 112.—Red-headed 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, Scribner, Armstrong
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