. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. ELEMENTS OF ORXITIIOLOGY. bank, wherein is its foul bed of rejected fish-bones. Very different is the comfortable abode—domed-shaped and formed of moss and dry grass—of the Dipper (Cinclus aquatieus), \Ahich also haunts our mountain streams, even passing much of its time under water searching for the small creatures on which it feeds. Fig. The Great Black Woodpecker (Pirns martius). In rapid, rocky rivulets it is to be found in England all the year round. It represents a group of
. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. ELEMENTS OF ORXITIIOLOGY. bank, wherein is its foul bed of rejected fish-bones. Very different is the comfortable abode—domed-shaped and formed of moss and dry grass—of the Dipper (Cinclus aquatieus), \Ahich also haunts our mountain streams, even passing much of its time under water searching for the small creatures on which it feeds. Fig. The Great Black Woodpecker (Pirns martius). In rapid, rocky rivulets it is to be found in England all the year round. It represents a group of about a dozen species of similar habits found in both worlds, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, The Dipper, unlike the Kingfisher, does not perch on 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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