. The bird, its form and function. Birds. The Food of Birds 149 rows; warblers and vireos scan every twig and leaf; flycatchers, like the cat family, lie in watch and spring after their prey, only in the air instead of on the ground, feeding more particularly on low-flying insects; while swifts, swallows, and martins glean their har^-est from the diurnal hosts of high-flying winged creatures. Many. Fig, 115.—Crab. times when we think hummingbirds are taking daintj^ sips of nectar from the flowers, they are in reality pick- ing minute spiders and flies from the deep cups of the co- rollas. When
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. The Food of Birds 149 rows; warblers and vireos scan every twig and leaf; flycatchers, like the cat family, lie in watch and spring after their prey, only in the air instead of on the ground, feeding more particularly on low-flying insects; while swifts, swallows, and martins glean their har^-est from the diurnal hosts of high-flying winged creatures. Many. Fig, 115.—Crab. times when we think hummingbirds are taking daintj^ sips of nectar from the flowers, they are in reality pick- ing minute spiders and flies from the deep cups of the co- rollas. When night falls, the insects which have chosen that time as the safer to carry on their business of life are pounced upon by nocturnal featliered beings—the cavernous mouths of the whippoorwills engulf them as they rise from their hiding-places, and the bristles of. 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 Beebe, William, 1877-1962. New York, Holt
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