. The story of the birds; . Bill and foot of kingfisher. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIRD. 227 or the tail feathers are pointed and stiff and the birdsits upright on trunks usually or with the direction ofthe limb, it is a Woodpecker. Some of these haveonly one toe rear and two front (h). (40) Keferring to the last part of (31), if the toesare not abnormally arranged (i. e., two only in front. Bill and feet of woodpeckers. or two grown together), then all that is left is anorder known as the Ifachrochires, or long- (literallylarge-) handed birds. (41) If the bill is wide and short, and the gapedeep
. The story of the birds; . Bill and foot of kingfisher. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIRD. 227 or the tail feathers are pointed and stiff and the birdsits upright on trunks usually or with the direction ofthe limb, it is a Woodpecker. Some of these haveonly one toe rear and two front (h). (40) Keferring to the last part of (31), if the toesare not abnormally arranged (i. e., two only in front. Bill and feet of woodpeckers. or two grown together), then all that is left is anorder known as the Ifachrochires, or long- (literallylarge-) handed birds. (41) If the bill is wide and short, and the gapedeep (associated with a rear toe much shorter thanthe inner), it is— (42) First, if tailfeathers soft and roundat tip, Goatsuckerform. (43) Second, if tailfeathers stiff and spi-nous at tip, a Swift. (44) But if bill islong and slim hke aneedle, the gape ordinary, and the bird very small,with insectlike flight, it is a Humming Bird.
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