. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. WOODPEOKEES. 4:11 zontally. Woodpeckers are of a timid and restless disposition; they live alone in the midst or on the borders of large forests. Insects and their larvae form their nourishment; there they seek them in the trunks and clefts of trees. Their tongue is wonder- fully suited to this work of exploration. It is very long, and, by a peculiar mechanism, can be projected out far enough to. Fig. 196.—Black Woodpeckers {Ficus [Dryocopus) mar
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. WOODPEOKEES. 4:11 zontally. Woodpeckers are of a timid and restless disposition; they live alone in the midst or on the borders of large forests. Insects and their larvae form their nourishment; there they seek them in the trunks and clefts of trees. Their tongue is wonder- fully suited to this work of exploration. It is very long, and, by a peculiar mechanism, can be projected out far enough to. Fig. 196.—Black Woodpeckers {Ficus [Dryocopus) martins, Gould). 1. Female. 2. Male. reach objects three or four inches away. The beak is termi- nated by a horny point bristling with small hooks. In many species it is overlaid with a sticky humour, secreted by two voluminous glands, the effect of which is to catch the insects which it touches. Whenever the bird darts this tongue into the crevices, it draws it out more or less laden with insects. If it perceives an insect that it cannot reach by means of this organ, it. 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, ed. Springfield, Mass. , W. J. Holland
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