. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. HAEEIEES. 627 m her nest; these she killed, evidently feeling that she was not allied to them by anj^ maternal tie. The prinpipal species are the Common Buzzard {Buteo vulgaris), Fig. 298, which is found all over Europe—it was until lately very common in England ; the Honey Buzzard [Pernis apivorus), a native of Eastern Europe—this bird is partial to bees, wasps, and their larvas, of which its food principally consists—it will also eat graia, and
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. HAEEIEES. 627 m her nest; these she killed, evidently feeling that she was not allied to them by anj^ maternal tie. The prinpipal species are the Common Buzzard {Buteo vulgaris), Fig. 298, which is found all over Europe—it was until lately very common in England ; the Honey Buzzard [Pernis apivorus), a native of Eastern Europe—this bird is partial to bees, wasps, and their larvas, of which its food principally consists—it will also eat graia, and, in a domestic state, fruit; and the Rough-legged Buzzard (^Archibuteo lagopus), so called on account of the feathers which cover its tarsi down to the toes: it is a native of Europe,. F^^ Fig. 298.—Common Buzzards {Bnteo vulgaris). North Africa, Asia, and America. Ptarmigans are their principal food, and cold climates their favourite habitat. The birds which belong to the Harrier genus are characterised by long and slender tarsi, covered with feathers on the upper portion only, and also by a sort of collar formed of closely-planted leathers, which surrounds the neck and extends on each side to the ears. Marshy plains, and woods situated in the vicinity of rivers, are their most frequent resorts. They build their nests on the ground, or close to it, in the brushwood, and in this respect differ from most of the Falcon family. When searching for their ss2. 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 Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker, ed. Springfield, Mass. , W. J. Holland
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