. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 108 AN* AUSTRALIAN BIRD F. 92. Trochilidae, Humming-Birds, 581 sp —18 (5) Nc, 576(563)N1. F. 93. Coliidae, Mouse-Birds, 14 sp. E. F. , Trogons, 54 sp.—16(16)0., 4(4)E., l(0)Nc, 34(33)N1. ORDER XIX.—COCCYGES. F. 95. Musophagidae, Plantain-eaters, Touracos, 35 sp. E. F. 96. CUCULIDAE (14), CUCKOOS (Cuckows), 202 sp.— 61(50)A., 57(42)0., 8(0)P., 55(51)E., 8(0)Nc., 43(35)N1. Hawks," and are shot by people who foolishly shoot hawks. Many destructive insects fly only at night, and the
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 108 AN* AUSTRALIAN BIRD F. 92. Trochilidae, Humming-Birds, 581 sp —18 (5) Nc, 576(563)N1. F. 93. Coliidae, Mouse-Birds, 14 sp. E. F. , Trogons, 54 sp.—16(16)0., 4(4)E., l(0)Nc, 34(33)N1. ORDER XIX.—COCCYGES. F. 95. Musophagidae, Plantain-eaters, Touracos, 35 sp. E. F. 96. CUCULIDAE (14), CUCKOOS (Cuckows), 202 sp.— 61(50)A., 57(42)0., 8(0)P., 55(51)E., 8(0)Nc., 43(35)N1. Hawks," and are shot by people who foolishly shoot hawks. Many destructive insects fly only at night, and these night-flying birds are a necessity to maintain the balance of Nature. Swifts are cosmopolitan birds. One Swiftlet is world-famous on account of its saliva-built nest, which is the edible swallows' nest we used to read about. This bird occasionally visits Queensland. Two of the Australian birds breed in Japan. They are essentially creatures of the air; their long, pointed wings, shown much longer than the tail, indicate great speed. Gould said that a Swift might be hawking for insects over Vic- toria one hour, and over Tasmania the next hour; that is, it can cross Bass Strait in an hour. The spines at the end of the short tail feathers are thought to assist as a prop when the bird settles on a wall or a cliff face. In some Swifts the four toes point forward; this helps also in cliff clinging. Though so com-. 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 Leach, John Albert, 1870-1929; Horn Scientific Expedition (1894). Melbourne : Whitcombe & Tombs
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