. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS AVES: OEDEE PASSEEES. iir silence and serenity of a moonlight evening. Both sexes sing, though the male excels. Its plumage is a modest reddish-brown above and a whitish-gray beneath—amim- ^' icry adapting it to the foliage among which it loves to hide itself. Hirundinidae.—The Swal- lows have long wings, which enable them to be almost con- stantly in flight.* The Barn Swallow is the most common species, and is deservedly a favorite, as there is no evil blended with its many bene- fits. Purely insectivorous, it destroys alike the pests of fruit trees
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS AVES: OEDEE PASSEEES. iir silence and serenity of a moonlight evening. Both sexes sing, though the male excels. Its plumage is a modest reddish-brown above and a whitish-gray beneath—amim- ^' icry adapting it to the foliage among which it loves to hide itself. Hirundinidae.—The Swal- lows have long wings, which enable them to be almost con- stantly in flight.* The Barn Swallow is the most common species, and is deservedly a favorite, as there is no evil blended with its many bene- fits. Purely insectivorous, it destroys alike the pests of fruit trees, of cattle, and of man. Ampelidae (wax-wings).—The Cedar-lird is noticeable. Birundo hmreDmm, Bam Swallow. |. Mg. 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 Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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