. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . composed of ten feathers, and thick ])lumage, which issliglitly prolonged on the neck. The sexes only differ in their both the crown is black, the nape greyish black, mixed with yellow,and the rest of the plumage spotted and streaked with dark brown ofvarious shades; the upper man
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . composed of ten feathers, and thick ])lumage, which issliglitly prolonged on the neck. The sexes only differ in their both the crown is black, the nape greyish black, mixed with yellow,and the rest of the plumage spotted and streaked with dark brown ofvarious shades; the upper mandible is brownish grey, and the lowerone of greenish hue; the foot is light green with yellow joints. Thisbird is twenty-eight inches long and forty-eight broad. The wingmeasures fifteen and the tail five inches. The nest is j)laced in marshesamong reeds. The eggs are five in number, of an olive colour. Itsfood consists principally of fish and reptiles of various kinds. THE TIGER BITTERN THE CUHLE^V^. 319 TIGER BITTERN. There is a species of Bittern, found in Guiana, called the TigerBittern. It is about thirty inciies long, and of a darker color than thecommon Bittern, which it resembles in appearance and voice. It fre-quents the banks of rivers and marshy places, and builds its nest uponthe 2; THE COMMON BITTERN. OF THE SNIPE TRIBE IX GENERAL. In this tribe the bill is long, slender, weak, and straight. Thenostrils are linear, and lodged in a furrow. The head is entirelycovered with feathers. The feet have each four toes, the hind one ofwhich is very short, and consists of several joints. THE CURLEW. These birds differ much in size; some of them weighing thirty-seven,and others not twenty-two ounces. The head, neck, andcoverts 320 TUE CURLEW.
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