. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 494 PASSEEINES. Among the more remarkable species we may note the Topaz- throated Trochilus (T. pella, Grould), a native of Brazil; the Sickle- winged Humming-bird {Trochilus falcatus, Sw.); Gould's Hum- ming-bird [Ornismya Gouldii, Less.) ; the Double-crested Hum- ming-bird {Trochilus cornvius, Wied.) ; Cora Humming-bird {Ornismya cora, Less.); the Giant Humming-bird, which attains the size of the Swallow; the Dwarf Humming-bird, whose size. Kg.
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 494 PASSEEINES. Among the more remarkable species we may note the Topaz- throated Trochilus (T. pella, Grould), a native of Brazil; the Sickle- winged Humming-bird {Trochilus falcatus, Sw.); Gould's Hum- ming-bird [Ornismya Gouldii, Less.) ; the Double-crested Hum- ming-bird {Trochilus cornvius, Wied.) ; Cora Humming-bird {Ornismya cora, Less.); the Giant Humming-bird, which attains the size of the Swallow; the Dwarf Humming-bird, whose size. Kg. 207.—Bar-tailed Humming-bird {Trochilus s/jarganurus, Lessuu). does not exceed that of a bee ; the Bar-tailed Humming or Sapho Bird of Lesson (Fig. 207), a native of Eastern Peru; and the Racket-tailed Humming-bird, so named from the shape of its tail, which spreads out at the extremity in the form of a racket. The Climbers {Scansores,Yig.) among birds, such as the Wood- peckers, are characterised by an arched beak and a stiff pointed. 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 Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker, ed. Springfield, Mass. , W. J. Holland
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