. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. RACO. for its peculiar ecios, and liixs a take the alarm, eye can scarcely. mVK I''.'././:. ,ft;j yl i,âie â \\,u,;s itnuis alu)iy them, always keeping its body in the same with the hough, so that ,f it tears any danner, it has only to erawl elosely tot le niter [lart ot tlic bough to be (lUite imperceptible from lielo, . Like the KunmPin creepers, or the , it often avails itself uf the ihiek trunk of a tree to hide itself Iroiu a suppos
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. RACO. for its peculiar ecios, and liixs a take the alarm, eye can scarcely. mVK I''.'././:. ,ft;j yl i,âie â \\,u,;s itnuis alu)iy them, always keeping its body in the same with the hough, so that ,f it tears any danner, it has only to erawl elosely tot le niter [lart ot tlic bough to be (lUite imperceptible from lielo, . Like the KunmPin creepers, or the , it often avails itself uf the ihiek trunk of a tree to hide itself Iroiu a supposed enemy, slipping quietly round the trunk, and always keepin- on the opposite side Some of these birds ar will t' J I '^â â¢^<^ '"» !« are extrem,.ly inquisitive, an<l, in spite of their native caution, V 11 tolluw a traveller lor mi es; keeping just out of gunshot, and screaming loudly the wiule. Ih,' eo our ..t this species is olive-green above, except on the crest which IS also green, but ot a lighter hue, and is edged with a delicate line of white The win-s take a iilnish purple tint, especially upon the primary ([uill-feathers, zoutal streak of pure white l)eiieath each eye. It is about as lai and there is a hori- aige as a common jackdaw The HuTK lYANTAiN-iOATKn whose cohMir may be known by its popular title is iieralyto be imtiid on the olty trees that skirt the edges of streams, either perched (leinurc y on the boughs, or Hitting rapidly through tl insects on which it fee pci em in search of the fruits and t **^v.'*^^. :^4i^4ll ,Sl' s#«:. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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