. The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world . Photo copyright by IV. S. Bcnidgc, Morepork, or Australian Frog-mouth {Podargus cnvieri). {See p. 39.) This bird {Podargus ciivieri) is about the size of a crow ; the large mouth ana eyes are well shown in the photograph. THE WORLDS BIRDS. on Form.—Bill short, usually very strong and broad, withgape of mouth wide, corner of mouth under eye ;nostrils slit-like. Feet small, with short shanks,but strong, with first toe smallest and directedbackwards as usual, outer front toe turned outat right angles to mid
. The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world . Photo copyright by IV. S. Bcnidgc, Morepork, or Australian Frog-mouth {Podargus cnvieri). {See p. 39.) This bird {Podargus ciivieri) is about the size of a crow ; the large mouth ana eyes are well shown in the photograph. THE WORLDS BIRDS. on Form.—Bill short, usually very strong and broad, withgape of mouth wide, corner of mouth under eye ;nostrils slit-like. Feet small, with short shanks,but strong, with first toe smallest and directedbackwards as usual, outer front toe turned outat right angles to middle. Wings short, rounded ;tail rather long and rounded. Head and eyes verylarge and body quite small. Plumage-AND Colouration.—Plain, but finely andminutely mottled, resembHng bark, as in night-jars; general tone greyish or reddish. In somespecies this difference is sexual, males being grey ;otherwise no sex-difference. Horns, or ear-tufts, sometimes present. Eyes dark or yellow. Young.—Helpless and covered with white down. Nest.—An open platform of twigs on a tree, or
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