. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. INTBODUCTION. 129 griiplms) may still serve as a type, though it may ere long become extinct. The handsome King Vulture (CatJmJ'tes jmpa) also belongs to this group. A very curious and excej^tional predaceous creature is the Secretary-bird (G^/por/eranus serpeHtarius) of Africa, which has long legs like those of a Crane. It is a renowned Serpent- eater. The name of " Secretary " has been applied to it on Fiff. The Secretary-bird (Gypogeranus serpentarius). account of a
. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. INTBODUCTION. 129 griiplms) may still serve as a type, though it may ere long become extinct. The handsome King Vulture (CatJmJ'tes jmpa) also belongs to this group. A very curious and excej^tional predaceous creature is the Secretary-bird (G^/por/eranus serpeHtarius) of Africa, which has long legs like those of a Crane. It is a renowned Serpent- eater. The name of " Secretary " has been applied to it on Fiff. The Secretary-bird (Gypogeranus serpentarius). account of a peculiar growth of feathers hanging fi'om the back of the head in such a way as to recall the appearance of pens placed behind a man's ear. Owls, unlike Vultures, are found in the coldest as well as in the warmest climes, and in the remotest Oceanic islands. There are a hundred and fifty-one species of 0\vls,whereof the Barn Owl {Strix jiammea) may serve as a type. It is the form best known to most of us, though it is really a tropical form, inhabiting, as it does K. 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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