. A history of British birds . ii^0. WAXWING. PASSE RES. Ampelis garrulus, Linnseus*.THE garrula. Ampelis, Linnmis*.—Bill strong, short and straight; broad at the hase ;both mandibles slightly hooked at the tip, and the upper one notched. Gapewide, without bristles. Nostrils basal, oval and large, partly concealed byclosely-set feathers directed forwards. Feathers of the head forming an elongatederectile crest. Wings long, with ten primaries, the first nearly aborted, the secondthe longest in the wing, but the third nearly equal to it. Tail short and almosteven. Legs with th
. A history of British birds . ii^0. WAXWING. PASSE RES. Ampelis garrulus, Linnseus*.THE garrula. Ampelis, Linnmis*.—Bill strong, short and straight; broad at the hase ;both mandibles slightly hooked at the tip, and the upper one notched. Gapewide, without bristles. Nostrils basal, oval and large, partly concealed byclosely-set feathers directed forwards. Feathers of the head forming an elongatederectile crest. Wings long, with ten primaries, the first nearly aborted, the secondthe longest in the wing, but the third nearly equal to it. Tail short and almosteven. Legs with the tarsus scutellated in front, and shorter than the middletoe with its claw ; toes stout. Plumage very soft. The Waxwing is one of the most beautiful of the birds that visit this country, and for many years especially attracted the attention of ornithologists, not so much from the brilliant, varied and yet harmonious colours of its * Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 297 (1766). 524 plumage, the singular grace of its form, the irregular andremarkab
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