. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. THE MNOLltill tiPAlUtOW 399 The toucans and cuckoos on the one hand and the king- fishers on the other are grouped into the (jrder Coccyges. The toucans are characterized by an enormous hill, wliich in extreme cases is as long as the rest of the bird. It would be extremely. Fig. 360. â Bolted kingfisher (Ccrijlc alcyon). heavj^ were it not filled with air spaces of great extent. These birds inhabit Brazil. The great bills are of use in feeding on fruits. Filling the place in the Old World of the toucans of
. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. THE MNOLltill tiPAlUtOW 399 The toucans and cuckoos on the one hand and the king- fishers on the other are grouped into the (jrder Coccyges. The toucans are characterized by an enormous hill, wliich in extreme cases is as long as the rest of the bird. It would be extremely. Fig. 360. â Bolted kingfisher (Ccrijlc alcyon). heavj^ were it not filled with air spaces of great extent. These birds inhabit Brazil. The great bills are of use in feeding on fruits. Filling the place in the Old World of the toucans of the New are the hornbills of Africa and Asia, which are likewise frugivorous. The cuckoos are typically represented by the Old- world cuckoos. Like our own cow-bird, they have the peculiar. 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 Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944; Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty, 1866- joint author. New York, Macmillan
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