. Birds the world over, as shown in habitat groups in Chicago Natural History Museum. Birds. number of groups that are widespread north and south, but characteris- tic of either the Eastern or Western hemisphere. In the Old World: Old World flycatchers (largely) and Old World warblers (largely). In the New World: Wood warblers, tyrant flycatchers, and Icterine blackbirds (orioles, casiques, etc.). And of course there are certain groups, which, while most numerous in one area or another, are widespread over much of the globe: grebes, herons, ducks, rails, hawks, certain owls, nightjars, and swa
. Birds the world over, as shown in habitat groups in Chicago Natural History Museum. Birds. number of groups that are widespread north and south, but characteris- tic of either the Eastern or Western hemisphere. In the Old World: Old World flycatchers (largely) and Old World warblers (largely). In the New World: Wood warblers, tyrant flycatchers, and Icterine blackbirds (orioles, casiques, etc.). And of course there are certain groups, which, while most numerous in one area or another, are widespread over much of the globe: grebes, herons, ducks, rails, hawks, certain owls, nightjars, and swallows. Within the limits of any one region, and even in small areas within them, birds are not universally distributed. Some birds favor forests, some open ground, marsh, or sea shore. Each species usually requires slightly different food, shelter, and nesting place. i "^ scorlet tonager /^ ^ ^^^^ ^ :.f' rQd-eyed vireo i ^ greot horned owl ,â downy woodpecker ^ white-breoated nutholch ^N ovanblrd 4" ^. *â .-. Diogrom of some habitats near Chicago, showing the distribution of birds in relation to them. meodowlorit bobolink vesper sporrow horned- lark. , long-billed marsh wrei ired-winged block bird ' bitterni,;^'|-- '\ pied-billed {|rebe Forest edge and shrubbery Marsh and woter DIAGRAM OF SOME HABITATS IN THE CHICAGO AREA [is;. 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 Chicago Natural History Museum; Rand, Austin Loomer, 1905-1982; Blake, Emmet Reid, 1908-. [Chicago]
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