. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. Kig. 9i>—Darli-lcgti'd t'ettychaps. The Wrens {Troglodytes, Cuv.)— Merely diflfer in having the beak still more slender, and a little arcuated. [They are properly an American group, of which one species only occurs in the eastcm hemisphere.] The European Wren (3/o<. troglodytes, and transversely striated, with rather a short tail, gene- rally held erect. It builds a domed nest, and sings agreeably, even in the depth of winter. [America produces numerous others, and there are e
. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. Kig. 9i>—Darli-lcgti'd t'ettychaps. The Wrens {Troglodytes, Cuv.)— Merely diflfer in having the beak still more slender, and a little arcuated. [They are properly an American group, of which one species only occurs in the eastcm hemisphere.] The European Wren (3/o<. troglodytes, and transversely striated, with rather a short tail, gene- rally held erect. It builds a domed nest, and sings agreeably, even in the depth of winter. [America produces numerous others, and there are even many well-marked divisions of them.] Some of the foreign species inosculate with the Antcatchers, and others with the Tree-creepers. The Wagtails {Motacilla, Bechst.)— Combine a bUl even more slender than that of the Fauvettes, with a long tail, which they are con- stantly shaking up and down, lengthened legs, and particularly elongated tertiary feathers, which extend as far as the tip of the closed wing, imparting a resemblance to the generality 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 Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832; McMurtrie, Henry, 1793-1865; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London : Orr and Smith
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