. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 538 PASSEEESTES. consumption of the nest of the Salangane (Fig. 244) in China, in spite of its high price, is very considerable. From the days of Buffon there have been exported from the coast of Cochin China four millions of them annually; and the proprietors of one cavern in the island of Java receive annually fifty thousand florins for rent alone. The distinctive features of the Goatsuckers (Caprimulgus) are a. 3i3.—The Salangane Swallow
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. 538 PASSEEESTES. consumption of the nest of the Salangane (Fig. 244) in China, in spite of its high price, is very considerable. From the days of Buffon there have been exported from the coast of Cochin China four millions of them annually; and the proprietors of one cavern in the island of Java receive annually fifty thousand florins for rent alone. The distinctive features of the Goatsuckers (Caprimulgus) are a. 3i3.—The Salangane Swallow (Hinmdo esciilenta, White). short, much-depressed bill; the body small in proportion to the plumage; the neck short; the head large, broad, and depressed ; the eyes very large and broad; the feet very small; tarsi partially feathered; toes four, the lower surface broad and flattened, the anterior toes connected by basal membranes ; claws moderate, arched, and compressed. The plumage is full, soft, downy, and blended, like the Owl's ; the wings have the second and third quills longest; tail long and rounded. Almost all the species have strong bristles along the base of the upper mandible,. 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 Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker. New York : D. Appleton
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