. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. 544 ZOOLOGY. quently brought iuto the market. The wild goose [Branta Canadensis) breeds in the North- ern United States and in British America. While it usually breeds on the shores of rivers, it has been known in Colorado and Montana to nest in trees. Allied to it is the barnacle goose of Europe {Branta leucopsis),ythich very rarely occurs in this conn- try. The swans are characterized by their long necks, the trachea or wind-pipe being remarkal^ly long, especially in the trum-. Fig. 466.—Carolina Hail Cones' Key, in the breast-bone, pet
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. 544 ZOOLOGY. quently brought iuto the market. The wild goose [Branta Canadensis) breeds in the North- ern United States and in British America. While it usually breeds on the shores of rivers, it has been known in Colorado and Montana to nest in trees. Allied to it is the barnacle goose of Europe {Branta leucopsis),ythich very rarely occurs in this conn- try. The swans are characterized by their long necks, the trachea or wind-pipe being remarkal^ly long, especially in the trum-. Fig. 466.—Carolina Hail Cones' Key, in the breast-bone, peter swan, where it enters a cayity makes a turn and enters the lungs, after forming a large coil. To this group, or next to it, also belong the flamingoes, the American flamingo (Plioinicopterus ruler) occur- ring on the Florida and Gulf coast. Its feathers are scarlet, its bill yellow, large and thick, while the legs and neck are of great length. It connects the swimming with the wading birds. The foregoing group forms a division called the Natatores or swimming birds. We now come to the Gralla- tores or wading birds, which have long, naked legs, and therefore long necks, with usually remarkably long bills. They are divided into cranes, rails, etc. (Alectorides), the herons and their allies (Rerodiones), and the shore-birds, snipes and plovers, or LimicolcB. The cranes, together with rails {Por- sana Carolina, Fig. 460) sometimes have lobate feet, the toes are often long, and in some forms, such as the coots find gallinules, there is an approach to 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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