. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. 378 BRITISH BIEDS. long bills, which may be straight or curved; the three forward toes may be partially webbed as in the Avocet {Recurvirostra avocetta), or lobed as in the Phalaropes (Phcdaropus), or united at their base by webbing as in the Curlew {Numenius arqmta),'. Fig. 190.—SooLOPAom^ A, Leg and foot of Curlew; e, Head of Snipe; c, Beak of Avocet. (Nicholson.) but many are free. The legs are usually long and slender and adapted to wading (fig. 190). The basal webbing of the foot is not shown in the fisure. G-DLLS AND Teens (Gavi^)
. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. 378 BRITISH BIEDS. long bills, which may be straight or curved; the three forward toes may be partially webbed as in the Avocet {Recurvirostra avocetta), or lobed as in the Phalaropes (Phcdaropus), or united at their base by webbing as in the Curlew {Numenius arqmta),'. Fig. 190.—SooLOPAom^ A, Leg and foot of Curlew; e, Head of Snipe; c, Beak of Avocet. (Nicholson.) but many are free. The legs are usually long and slender and adapted to wading (fig. 190). The basal webbing of the foot is not shown in the fisure. G-DLLS AND Teens (Gavi^). The Gulls and Terns are united into one family, the Laridm. They have long wings and either knife-like or hooked bills. The three front toes are always webbed, and the fourth is often very small. The true Gulls (Larus) are the only ones we need refer to. In this genus the fourth toe is placed high up on the metatarsus; the three front toes are entirely palmate. The bill has a sharp cutting edge, hooked at the tip of the upper mandible. The tail is square at the end. Gulls are normally fish-eaters, feeding upon surface-fish and dead fish along the coast; garbage of any kind is also devoured by them. 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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