Animal life in the sea and on the land . Fig. 203.—Toucan. 300 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE Fisr. 204.—Trogon Ei^egans, expense of their ownyoung, for this in-truder soon mani-fests the selfish dis-position of its race,and slyly tosses therightful occupants outof the nest. This pe-culiar habit of appro-priating the nests ofother birds is possess-ed also by the cow-bunting of America,but our cuckoo makesa nest and raises heryoung ones in theusual way. 8. The Toucan.—Theenormous bill of thetoucan is not as heavyas one might suppose,for instead of beingsolid it is hollowedout to conta
Animal life in the sea and on the land . Fig. 203.—Toucan. 300 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE Fisr. 204.—Trogon Ei^egans, expense of their ownyoung, for this in-truder soon mani-fests the selfish dis-position of its race,and slyly tosses therightful occupants outof the nest. This pe-culiar habit of appro-priating the nests ofother birds is possess-ed also by the cow-bunting of America,but our cuckoo makesa nest and raises heryoung ones in theusual way. 8. The Toucan.—Theenormous bill of thetoucan is not as heavyas one might suppose,for instead of beingsolid it is hollowedout to contain a greatmany air - cells. Itsshape, too, is admira-ble for robbing nestsand deep holes of theeggs and young birdson which the toucanfeeds, tossing themfirst in the air andcatching them as they CLIMBING-BIRDS. 301 fall. Neither is the bill too large to be snugly tuckedaway among the feathers when the bird is preparing forsleep. Toucans are confined to the tropical regions ofSouth America, where they assemble in large flocks. 9. Trogons.—Trogons are also tropical birds, chiefly re-markable fo
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