The Illustrated Natural History: Birds

abdomen adult America Australia base beak beautiful Bee-eater bill blue body branches breast British birds broad cage central feathers cere chin claws colour common covered creature crest Crow curious curved deep Eagle edges eggs England extremely Falcon feeding feet female flight flocks fourth quills longest Genus grass green grey greyish ground Habitat habits hawk head and neck hind toe Hoopoe Humming-birds inches inhabitant insects Jabiru known larvæ legs little bird male bird mandible mottled native nearly nest Nightjar nostrils Outer toe Parrot peculiar perch Peregrine Falcon Pheasant placed plumage plumes prey pure white quill-feathers quills longest remarkable resemblance season seen seldom short sides slender snowy white sometimes Sparrow species spot streak Sub-family SUN-BIRD swallow Tail long tail-feathers Tarsi throat Thrush tint Titmouse toe long total length tree upper surface uttering Vulture wing-coverts Wings long yellow young birds