. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 328 GEALLATOEBS, OE WADING BIEDS. taste and marsh-like odour. Three species are known, only one of which is found in this country—namely, the Bald Coot {Fulica atra), the Foulque macroule of French naturalists, very common in the north of France, and all quarters of the Old and New World; the Crested Coot {F. cristata), a native of Madagascar, but some- times a visitor to the South of Europe, and differing very little from the Common Coot, but di
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 328 GEALLATOEBS, OE WADING BIEDS. taste and marsh-like odour. Three species are known, only one of which is found in this country—namely, the Bald Coot {Fulica atra), the Foulque macroule of French naturalists, very common in the north of France, and all quarters of the Old and New World; the Crested Coot {F. cristata), a native of Madagascar, but some- times a visitor to the South of Europe, and differing very little from the Common Coot, but distinguished from it by the red and prominent bony protuberances at the top of the frontal plate; and the Blue Coot, which is described as an inhabitant of Portugal. The Glareola, or Sea Pauteidge (Glareola perdix), has the bill short and curved, the tarsi long and slender, the middle toe joined to the outer by a small membrane, the wings long and. Fig. 121—CoUai-ed Glareola {Hirunda'prantincola^ Linn.). pointed, the tail forked. They live in flocks on the banks of the Danube, the Volga, and on the shores of the Black and Caspian Seas. They feed on worms, water-insects, and especially locusts, which they catch on the wing. The Jacanas or Park^ are characterised by a straight and. 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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