. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . n the deepestthought. They are never seen on the seacoast, and yet are never found ata great distance from it. They feed on serpents, young alligators, frogs,and other reptiles. The whole body, neck, and lower parts of this bird, are white ; the bill isnearly nine inches long. THE SCARLET Tms beautiful bird is said to be common in most parts of America withhithe tropics, and in almost all the West India islands. Of its manners, littlemore has been collect
. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . n the deepestthought. They are never seen on the seacoast, and yet are never found ata great distance from it. They feed on serpents, young alligators, frogs,and other reptiles. The whole body, neck, and lower parts of this bird, are white ; the bill isnearly nine inches long. THE SCARLET Tms beautiful bird is said to be common in most parts of America withhithe tropics, and in almost all the West India islands. Of its manners, littlemore has been collected, than that it frequents the borders of the sea, andshores of the neighboring rivers, feeding on small fry, shell-fish, sea-wormsand crabs. It is said frequently to perch on trees, sometimes in large flocksout to lay its eggs on the ground, or a bed of leaves. The young whe 1 Jbis loculator, Lin. Ibis rubra, Vieill. 644 AVES— hatched are black, soon after gray, then white, and gradually assume theirred color; at the third year, their plumage is complete. They have fre-qaently been domesticated. THE CURLEW. Is a Avell known bird, which in winter frequents seacoasts and marshes,feeding chiefly on frogs and marine insects. In summer they retire to themountainous and unfrequented parts to breed. Their flesh is rank and differ much in size, some weighing thirty-seven ounces, and somenot twenty-two; the length of the largest is twenty-five inches. Its bill islong, black, and much curved. The upper parts of the plumage are of a paleDrown; the breast and belly white, marked with dark oblong spots. Thefemale is somewhat larger than the male, which is commonly called thejack curlew, and the spots with which she is covered almost all over aremore inclining to a red. Latham enumerates about eleven species, foreignand domestic. THE Of the sandpiper, properly so called, there are about twelve species knowQm Europe, from the size of a thrush to
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