. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. )t11 ! 1 ^^ Fkj. 100. Slender wingc of Iluni- niingbird. 190 GOATSUCKEIiS, SWIFTS, ETC. Grouse, wood-colors being the most effective dis- guise for birds that nest on the ground. Asa family the Goatsuckers are perhaps more crepuscular than any birds except Owls. They are in the same order with the Swifts (see Plate II. p. 24), and like them have peculiarly small bills and wide, gaping throats, whose doors they throw wide open as, like de- vouring monsters, they mow their way through a cloud of insects. The Wh
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. )t11 ! 1 ^^ Fkj. 100. Slender wingc of Iluni- niingbird. 190 GOATSUCKEIiS, SWIFTS, ETC. Grouse, wood-colors being the most effective dis- guise for birds that nest on the ground. Asa family the Goatsuckers are perhaps more crepuscular than any birds except Owls. They are in the same order with the Swifts (see Plate II. p. 24), and like them have peculiarly small bills and wide, gaping throats, whose doors they throw wide open as, like de- vouring monsters, they mow their way through a cloud of insects. The Whip-poor- wills, in addition to their enormous mouths, have long, stiff bristles at the base of the bill, that may be effective aids in holding squirming June bugs and such uneasy Fig. 101. Short, thick wing of Sparrow. m L. 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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