. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. PASSERINE BIRDS. 431. Fig. 359—hoopoe. The Hoopoes {Upiqxi) have an ornament on ihe head fonned of a double row of feathers that they can erect at will. Family of Syndactyl^e.* The birds belonging to tliis family are recognisable by having the external toe almost as long as the middle one, to Avhich it is joined by a membrane that reaches as far as the last joint but one. The prin- cipal genera are the Kingfishers, the Bee-eaters, and the HornbilJs, all readily distinguishable by the struc- ture of the beak. The Bee-eaters (Mer
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. PASSERINE BIRDS. 431. Fig. 359—hoopoe. The Hoopoes {Upiqxi) have an ornament on ihe head fonned of a double row of feathers that they can erect at will. Family of Syndactyl^e.* The birds belonging to tliis family are recognisable by having the external toe almost as long as the middle one, to Avhich it is joined by a membrane that reaches as far as the last joint but one. The prin- cipal genera are the Kingfishers, the Bee-eaters, and the HornbilJs, all readily distinguishable by the struc- ture of the beak. The Bee-eaters (Merops) have the bill of moderate size, cutting, pomted, and slightly curved, without any notch at the end. The Common European Bee-eater {Merops apiaster): the only one found in Europe has a fawn-coloured back, a deep blue front, and a yellow throat, surmounted with black. It lives upon insects, particularly * aw, syn, together ivith; Scckti/Aos, dactylos, a finger or toe— having conjoined 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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