. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. ^^^^^^2^TS. ^TRttC^^ Fir,. IO;i. Stroiiff foot of Sparrow. GOATSUCKERS, SWIFTS, ETC. VM in feeding habits. (See Fig. 120, p. 193 and 113 p. 192.) ' Tliough the Hummingbird has branched off so far from the Swifts and Goat- suckers in form of l)ill (see Figs. 9 and 10, p. 20), it resembFes them in its extreme development of wing (Figs. 19, p. 45, 99, p. 189, and 100, p. 190), and the undeveloped character of its feet (see Figs. 7, p. 25, and 104, p. 191), reminding us again of the dissimilarity of the whole ord
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. ^^^^^^2^TS. ^TRttC^^ Fir,. IO;i. Stroiiff foot of Sparrow. GOATSUCKERS, SWIFTS, ETC. VM in feeding habits. (See Fig. 120, p. 193 and 113 p. 192.) ' Tliough the Hummingbird has branched off so far from the Swifts and Goat- suckers in form of l)ill (see Figs. 9 and 10, p. 20), it resembFes them in its extreme development of wing (Figs. 19, p. 45, 99, p. 189, and 100, p. 190), and the undeveloped character of its feet (see Figs. 7, p. 25, and 104, p. 191), reminding us again of the dissimilarity of the whole order to the short-winged, strono-. footed Grouse, Sparrows (Figs. 101, p. 190, and 103, p. 191), Wrens, and Thrashers. We have now a number of new types of bill to add to those of the Hummingbird, Quail, Dove, Flycatcher, Crow, and Oriole types already noticed, for we have the sword of the Kingfisher, the fly-traps of the Goatsucker and Swallow, the seed-crackers of the Gros- beak and Sparrow, the curious nijipers of the Crossbill, and the heavy drill of the Wood- pecker, each in turn especially adapted to^the birds' food 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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