. 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 . The Rosella is a truly splendid bird. Its feathers are of varied colors—scarlet, black, blue,white, green, etc. These beautiful parrots arenatives of New South Wales, where they are very common, but only insjiecial districts, often bounded by a brook over which they will notpass. Open cou
. 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 . The Rosella is a truly splendid bird. Its feathers are of varied colors—scarlet, black, blue,white, green, etc. These beautiful parrots arenatives of New South Wales, where they are very common, but only insjiecial districts, often bounded by a brook over which they will notpass. Open countries are their favorite resorts, or grassy hills andplains planted with high trees. Travellers are unanimous in sayingthat the impression made by the profusion of these magnificent birdssurpasses description. THE TOUCANS IN GENEBAL. 93 OF THE TOUCANS IN GENERAL. The beaks of all the Toucans are enormously large and convex; theyare bent at the end, hollow, very light, and jagged at the edges. Thenostrils are small, round, and situated close to the head. The tongue islong, narrow, and feathered at the edges. The feet are adapted forclimbing, and have the toes placed two forward and two These birds are all natives of the hotter parts of South America,Mhere they feed on fruit. They are very noisy, and are generally seenin small flocks of eight or ten in number : they are continually movingfrom place to place iu quest of food, going northward or southward asthe fruits ripen. If brought up young they are easily tamed, and iuthis state are very familiar. They breed in the hollows of trees, fre-quently in places deserted by Woodpeckers: and the female lays twoeggs. It is probable that they have more than one brood in the year.
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