. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. THE TOUCAN. 81 hole. The Cole Tit soon found out the hollow, and discovering that the cavity would make a good dwelling-place, and that the hole afforded an easy mode of entrance and egress, she proceeded to make her nest therein. When I saw the tree, the Cole Tii had not begun to build, but the relics of the old nest were there and could easily be seen by opening the Another example of birds that make their nests within the hollow of trees is the st
. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. THE TOUCAN. 81 hole. The Cole Tit soon found out the hollow, and discovering that the cavity would make a good dwelling-place, and that the hole afforded an easy mode of entrance and egress, she proceeded to make her nest therein. When I saw the tree, the Cole Tii had not begun to build, but the relics of the old nest were there and could easily be seen by opening the Another example of birds that make their nests within the hollow of trees is the strangely-formed Toucan (Ramphastos Ariel). There are many species of Toucan, all of which are easily recognisable on account of the colours of the beak, for in all these birds the enormous bill is decorated with strangely brilliant tints. In one species the beak is rich orange and black, in another it is scarlet and yellow, and in another it is green and red; and in all it is of enormous dimensions when compared with the body, and is of great strength, though very light. Indeed, it is but a mere shell of horny substance, in some places. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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