. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Agricultural; Zoology, Economic. PASSERES. 389 The Wryneck {Yunx tnrquilla) is allied to the Woodpeckers, and makes its nest in a hole formed in a tree like the other Woodpeckers. Its food consists mainly of insects, which it licks off by means of its long extensile tongue covered with a glutinous saliva. 14. Passeres or Pig. 194.—Foot of Passerinr Bird (Wagtail). The last remaining group includes the majority of our birds. They have fourteen or fifteen cervical vertebrae, and the second, third, and fourth toes are always turned f
. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Agricultural; Zoology, Economic. PASSERES. 389 The Wryneck {Yunx tnrquilla) is allied to the Woodpeckers, and makes its nest in a hole formed in a tree like the other Woodpeckers. Its food consists mainly of insects, which it licks off by means of its long extensile tongue covered with a glutinous saliva. 14. Passeres or Pig. 194.—Foot of Passerinr Bird (Wagtail). The last remaining group includes the majority of our birds. They have fourteen or fifteen cervical vertebrae, and the second, third, and fourth toes are always turned forward. The brain is more fully developed than in other birds, and the organ of voice is most highly organised. The chief families are the Larks (Alaudidce), the Eooks, &c. (Cor- vidce), the Starlings {Stumtdce), the Finches I^Fringillidce), the Wagtails [Mota- cilUdce), the Flycatchers (Muscicajiidce), the Tits [Paridce), the Swallows (HirundinidcB), the Turdidai or Warblers [Sylviince), and the Thrushes (Turdinai). All these Passeriformes or Perching Birds have thin legs, and the males are usually more brilliantly coloured than the females. The young are nestlings, and are quite blind when hatched, being fed by the parents. Both cock and hen take a share of incubation. Their food and habits, as we shall see, are both very 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 Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood and Sons
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