. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. INTEODUCTION. 99 trees, to which it clings with its strong feet. This Bird may serve as an example of a group of about twenty-eight species which are found scattered over the Northern Hemisphere south of the Arctic I'egions. Its peculiar movements recall to mind another nearly allied English Bird, the Common Creeper {Certhia famiUans), which is found all over England, and has received its name from its Fig. The Warty-faced Honey-sucker {Mdijjhaga lyhrygia). creeping motion over
. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. INTEODUCTION. 99 trees, to which it clings with its strong feet. This Bird may serve as an example of a group of about twenty-eight species which are found scattered over the Northern Hemisphere south of the Arctic I'egions. Its peculiar movements recall to mind another nearly allied English Bird, the Common Creeper {Certhia famiUans), which is found all over England, and has received its name from its Fig. The Warty-faced Honey-sucker {Mdijjhaga lyhrygia). creeping motion over tree-trunks, which has been compared to the movement of a mouse. It has a much longer, more slender and curved bill, and is a type of a group, containing about sixteen species, which is nearly allied to the Nuthatches. Except one Mexican species they are all Old-World forms and several pertain to Australia. Another set of Australian Birds are the Honey-suckers or Honey-eaters, which, with their long, slender, and curved hills, fl 2. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. London : R. H. Porter
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