. Text-book of zoology for junior students. Zoology. DIVISIONS OF BIKUS. character, the Insessores have been divided into four great sections, as follows :— 1. Conirostres,—in which the bill is strong and on tlie whole con- icalj broad at the base, and tapering with considerable rapidity to the. Fig. 2'iT.—A, Head of Hoopne (U/mpo, eprip^), slinwini^ the type of I'leak, B, Head of Red-Lacked Shrike (Lanhis mlhrrlu), showing tlie deiitil'ostral type of beak. C, Head of White-bellied Swift (Cypselus meiha), showing the type of beak. D, Head of Coi-n-bunting (Emhe
. Text-book of zoology for junior students. Zoology. DIVISIONS OF BIKUS. character, the Insessores have been divided into four great sections, as follows :— 1. Conirostres,—in which the bill is strong and on tlie whole con- icalj broad at the base, and tapering with considerable rapidity to the. Fig. 2'iT.—A, Head of Hoopne (U/mpo, eprip^), slinwini^ the type of I'leak, B, Head of Red-Lacked Shrike (Lanhis mlhrrlu), showing tlie deiitil'ostral type of beak. C, Head of White-bellied Swift (Cypselus meiha), showing the type of beak. D, Head of Coi-n-bunting (Emheriza mllinrin)^ sltowing the coiiiros- tral type of beak. E, Foot of the Yellow Wagtail (MotacUla sulphurco). F, Foot of a Finch (Fringilla). point (fig. 217, D). The upper mandiljle is not markedlj' tootheil at its lower margin. Good examples of the conirostral beak are to lie found in the Sparrows, Finches, Buntings, Crows, &c. The greater part of the Conirostres are omnivorous, eating anything which may come in their way; but some are granivorons, subsisting upon grains. 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 Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899. New York, American Book Co
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