. The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world . to breed here. The cele-brated Sacred Ibis {Ibis religiosa), a white birdwith a black, bare head, and filamentous blackwing-plumes, is well known in Africa, being calledSchoorsteen-veger (Chimney-Sweeper) at the familiar species in South America is the ScarletIbis (Eudocimus ruber), whose name expresses itsprevailing colour, which, however, fades in cap-tivity. Ja^amars {Galhulidce). Diagnosis.—Perching birds, with long bills and smallfeet with two toes in front. Size.—From that of a thrush to that of a
. The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world . to breed here. The cele-brated Sacred Ibis {Ibis religiosa), a white birdwith a black, bare head, and filamentous blackwing-plumes, is well known in Africa, being calledSchoorsteen-veger (Chimney-Sweeper) at the familiar species in South America is the ScarletIbis (Eudocimus ruber), whose name expresses itsprevailing colour, which, however, fades in cap-tivity. Ja^amars {Galhulidce). Diagnosis.—Perching birds, with long bills and smallfeet with two toes in front. Size.—From that of a thrush to that of a skylark. Form.—Bill much like a kingfishers, long, straight,and tapering, except in one species, the largest,and surrounded with bristles at the base; feetsmall, with very short shanks and two toes infront, united at the base, the fourth toe turnedback with the hind one—sometimes the latter ismissing, and the bird three-toed. Wings rather long; head rather large. org- ^ ^3 3 o b OQ ns s ft (D ^ S §- g; s w CQ >1 01 O o n :: ■ \ w O V m Si,2 a 2 ^ cr ^ ^.
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