. Citizen bird. Scenes from bird-life in plain english for beginners. A LAUGHING FAMILY 307 " At first I thought he was a Black-and-white Creeper, for he was all black and white. Then I saw he was much bigger, and the beak was square at the end, as if it was cut off instead of being sharp-pointed. He had the strangest feet, two toes behind and two in front, and when he came down near where I stood, I saw a bright-red spot on the head. When I went a step nearer, he didn't like it, and then laughed out loud at me — ' Quip ! Cher, cher, cher, cher ! Ha! ha! ha! ha!' I thought he might be som
. Citizen bird. Scenes from bird-life in plain english for beginners. A LAUGHING FAMILY 307 " At first I thought he was a Black-and-white Creeper, for he was all black and white. Then I saw he was much bigger, and the beak was square at the end, as if it was cut off instead of being sharp-pointed. He had the strangest feet, two toes behind and two in front, and when he came down near where I stood, I saw a bright-red spot on the head. When I went a step nearer, he didn't like it, and then laughed out loud at me — ' Quip ! Cher, cher, cher, cher ! Ha! ha! ha! ha!' I thought he might be some kind of a Woodpecker, but those in uncle's room are a great deal ; " A very good description of the Downy Woodpecker,*' said the Doctor, coming up under the porch where they were sitting. " This bird belongs not only to a different family from any you have heard about, but to a different order also. " You have seen that Perching Birds all have three toes in front, and one behind on the same level, so that they may easily grasp a perch and keep their balance. But Wood- peckers do not percli in the true sense — they rest either against a tree-trunk or on a limb, and even sleep in these positions. They almost all have four toes, two in front and two behind, and the strong pair of liind toes. Downy 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 Wright, Mabel Osgood, 1859-1934; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York, The Macmillan Company
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