. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . with their food. The beak is composed of two long sticks,apparently as of wood, with which the bird makes a loudchattering noise in order to clear them. The coverts ofthe wings and back are black, with a bluish tint; the un-der part of the body is whitish. The neck is withoutfeathers, like that of the ostrich, and is of a flesh colour. EGYPTIAN bird, so famous in history and mythology, is largerthan the stork, measuring
. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . with their food. The beak is composed of two long sticks,apparently as of wood, with which the bird makes a loudchattering noise in order to clear them. The coverts ofthe wings and back are black, with a bluish tint; the un-der part of the body is whitish. The neck is withoutfeathers, like that of the ostrich, and is of a flesh colour. EGYPTIAN bird, so famous in history and mythology, is largerthan the stork, measuring from thirty to forty inches in 240 THE CURLEW. length. The bill is seven inches long, is slightly curved,and ends in a blunt point. The plumage is a reddishwhite, almost inclining to red on the back and wings. Itis found in great numbers in Lower Egypt, in places just. freed from the inundations of the Nile, where it is of greatservice in destroying insects and reptiles. The Ibis isfrequently found in the sepulchres with the mummies, andwas formerly held sacred by the Egyptians. THE CURLEWIs a well-known bird, which in winter frequents sea-coasts and marshes, feeding chiefly on frogs and marineinsects. In summer they retire to the mountainous andunfrequented parts to breed. They differ much in size,some weighing thirty-seven ounces, and some not twenty- THE AVOODCOCK. SNIPE. 241 two; the length of the largest is twenty-five inches. Itsbill is long, black and much curved. The upper parts of
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