. The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world . ess than twenty species. Thetypical Hoopoes, which are all much like thecommon European bird, sandy, black and white,with a large, erectile, fan-shaped, cinnamon crest,range widely all across the Old World, except in theAustralian region. The Common Hoopoe is migra-tory, but the more richly-coloured forms peculiarto the Indian region and Africa are resident. Thecrestless, long-tailed Wood-hoopoes are peculiar toAfrica south of the Sahara ; the best known is theKakelaar (Irrisor erythorhynchus), a metallic-black

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. The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world . ess than twenty species. Thetypical Hoopoes, which are all much like thecommon European bird, sandy, black and white,with a large, erectile, fan-shaped, cinnamon crest,range widely all across the Old World, except in theAustralian region. The Common Hoopoe is migra-tory, but the more richly-coloured forms peculiarto the Indian region and Africa are resident. Thecrestless, long-tailed Wood-hoopoes are peculiar toAfrica south of the Sahara ; the best known is theKakelaar (Irrisor erythorhynchus), a metallic-black,long-tailed bird, with the wings and tail markedwith white, and scarlet bill and feet, which is acommon and familiar species. HoRNBiLLS [Bucerotidce). Diagnosis.—Perching birds of large size, with huge,usually curved, hills and four-toed feet, the two outerfront toes united. Size.—From that of a hen turkey to that of a pigeon. Form.—Bill large, curved in profile, stout, usually sur-mounted by an excrescence in the adult; nostrilsbehind the base, corner of mouth below ft n B ►1SS On S^ acrq iT si. >-<a)

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