. The story of the birds; . Bill and feet of woodpeckers. or two grown together), then all that is left is anorder known as the Ifachrochires, or long- (literallylarge-) handed birds. (41) If the bill is wide and short, and the gapedeep (associated with a rear toe much shorter thanthe inner), it is— (42) First, if tailfeathers soft and roundat tip, Goatsuckerform. (43) Second, if tailfeathers stiff and spi-nous at tip, a Swift. (44) But if bill islong and slim hke aneedle, the gape ordinary, and the bird very small,with insectlike flight, it is a Humming Typical head and foot of goatsuc
. The story of the birds; . Bill and feet of woodpeckers. or two grown together), then all that is left is anorder known as the Ifachrochires, or long- (literallylarge-) handed birds. (41) If the bill is wide and short, and the gapedeep (associated with a rear toe much shorter thanthe inner), it is— (42) First, if tailfeathers soft and roundat tip, Goatsuckerform. (43) Second, if tailfeathers stiff and spi-nous at tip, a Swift. (44) But if bill islong and slim hke aneedle, the gape ordinary, and the bird very small,with insectlike flight, it is a Humming Typical head and foot of goatsucker. 228 THE STORY OF THE BIRDS. Goatsuckers have the middle toe unusually longand tlie others short. Swifts tend to have the rear toe elevated and grasp- ing sidewise. Hum-
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