. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Beaks and Bills 249 natives of New Zealand — in which not only is the bill of the species designed for a special method of procuring food, but the bills of the two sexes are verj^ different in form and use, and complement each other's methods. Concerning the peculiar use of the bill in the Huia birds,. Fig. 193.— Bill of Purple Finch and Crossbill compared; the latter specialized for extracting seeds from pine-cones. Professor Newton writes: "Its favourite food is the grub of a timber-boring beetle, and the male bird with his short stout bill atta
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Beaks and Bills 249 natives of New Zealand — in which not only is the bill of the species designed for a special method of procuring food, but the bills of the two sexes are verj^ different in form and use, and complement each other's methods. Concerning the peculiar use of the bill in the Huia birds,. Fig. 193.— Bill of Purple Finch and Crossbill compared; the latter specialized for extracting seeds from pine-cones. Professor Newton writes: "Its favourite food is the grub of a timber-boring beetle, and the male bird with his short stout bill attacks the more decayed portions of the wood, and chisels out his pre}', while the female with her long slender bill probes the holes in the sounder part, the hard- ness of which resists his weapon; or when he, having removed the decayed portion, is unable to reach the 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 Beebe, William, 1877-1962. New York, Holt
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