. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. PLANT-CUTTKH, -V/ii/Wiowd mnt. be the effect of particular food, which is known to exercise such an influence on other birds ; but Avhether having once assumed light tints, they ever in a wild and healthy state go back to olive brown or more dull colours, has not, 1 believe, been ; The young buds are dark green covered Avitli horizontal dashes of black. They afterwards assume their yearling plumage, which is a general dull brown, greyish white on the head, and w
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. PLANT-CUTTKH, -V/ii/Wiowd mnt. be the effect of particular food, which is known to exercise such an influence on other birds ; but Avhether having once assumed light tints, they ever in a wild and healthy state go back to olive brown or more dull colours, has not, 1 believe, been ; The young buds are dark green covered Avitli horizontal dashes of black. They afterwards assume their yearling plumage, which is a general dull brown, greyish white on the head, and with the under surface of the body liberally streaked with a darker tint The female is of a green-yellow, A\ith a dash of brown on the top of the head and the upper surface of the body, changing into a purer yellow on the n^jper tail-coverts The total length of the male bird is rather more than six inches, and the female frequently reaches seven inches in length. TiiK Pj-ant-cuttees derive their name from their liabit of seizing the plants on which they Iced, and nipping their stems asunder Avith their sharp bills as neatly as if they had been cut with shears. They are all of moderate size, about equalling the bullfinch in dimeiisious. In order to enable them to obtain their food, their beaks are very sharp and slightly notched. " The Chilian Plant-cuttek is rather a large species, being equal to a thrush in rtimensKins. It is a common bird in its native eoiintrv, and is^nost destructive to the crops. It is very fond of sprouting corn, and, not content with eating the green blades it seeuis to find such pleasure in the exercise of its bill, that it cuts down hundreds of stalks lis if m mere wantonness, and leaves the green stems Iving strevred about the ground On account of these destructive , it is gixnitly persecuted bv the anrieurturists" who shoot it and trap It, and further aid in its extermination by .seltiim- a price on its liead, and giving ii cert
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