. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Km. Ill l>t rmfittA ftinliiriitn, t>u- l-' 11 — Siioih>-fnt/mitrfi, >i, lurvn;'Miiiuiiliirgvil liitlri i'iiliirKi'<l. n, linniiii; A, as thry can into slicltcr, or simulate death. I'hc iii-iiliiiiis larva', however, arc not »o easily , luirrowint; iis llicy ilo aiumii; the featlu'rs. Ill
. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Km. Ill l>t rmfittA ftinliiriitn, t>u- l-' 11 — Siioih>-fnt/mitrfi, >i, lurvn;'Miiiuiiliirgvil liitlri i'iiliirKi'<l. n, linniiii; A, as thry can into slicltcr, or simulate death. I'hc iii-iiliiiiis larva', however, arc not »o easily , luirrowint; iis llicy ilo aiumii; the featlu'rs. Ill- ill the interior of u skin ; whilst the luinute e^jirs nn- coiniiionly altop'thcr ovcrlookeil. Itnt llii "liiii;-'" arc not Ioiih at work without leaviiit; tiieir iinniistakalile traces. Shreds of ri'.iihcrs lloal olf when a specimen i-< liaiidlcil, or lly out on Hipping' the itkiii with the Kiil'ci's. aiiii III InuI cimi's even whole liiimlles of pInincN come away at a touch. Sometimes, IcuviiiK the |;c intact, hiius eat away llir horny covcrini; of the hill and feet, iimkiiiK a peculiarly iniliappy ami irreparalilc iiiiitilatlnn. I ;e this piece of work is done hy a |iarticiilar iihsect, but if HO I do not know wliut one. It would appear that when the Uu^itt etfcct liHlf^mcnt ill any one Hkin, they usually linish it hefore attacking another, iiiiIchm they are in (treat for. Wc may uonHtupieiiily, hy ptoiiipt removal of an iiifectted upm-iimm. mivc further depredatii';. 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 Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston : Estes and Lauriat
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1884
