. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 162 YELLO W'-lilLLEl) CUCKOO .! 'I'li. Fig. 84. Teiit-cateii)illar, eaten by Cuckoo. prepared so carelessly for them. The eggs of botli Yellow and Black-billed are greenish blue. ^ The Cuckoos might well be called caterpillar birds, for they are so given to a diet of the hairy caterpillars that the walls of their stomachs are actually permeated with the hairs, and a section of stomach looks like the smoothly brushed top of a gentleman's beaver (Fig. 85, p. 163).. Please note that these images are extracted fr
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 162 YELLO W'-lilLLEl) CUCKOO .! 'I'li. Fig. 84. Teiit-cateii)illar, eaten by Cuckoo. prepared so carelessly for them. The eggs of botli Yellow and Black-billed are greenish blue. ^ The Cuckoos might well be called caterpillar birds, for they are so given to a diet of the hairy caterpillars that the walls of their stomachs are actually permeated with the hairs, and a section of stomach looks like the smoothly brushed top of a gentleman's beaver (Fig. 85, p. 163).. 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
Size: 1315px × 1899px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectbirds, booksubjectois
