. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS AVES: OEDER PICARI^. Mg. 208. 12S. Menura mperba, Lyre-bird, Myiarchus crimius^ Great Crested Flycatcher. Tyrannidae.—The Ply-catchers are American, though comparatively few of the genera belong to North America. They are not strictly insectivorous, but in general are indis- pensable to the farmer. The Great-crested F. is extending its habitat northward and eastward to localities where it was unknown at the beginning of the century. It makes its nest in hollow trees or stumps, generally lining it with cast-off snake-cuticles. ORDER PICARI^E. General
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. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS AVES: OEDER PICARI^. Mg. 208. 12S. Menura mperba, Lyre-bird, Myiarchus crimius^ Great Crested Flycatcher. Tyrannidae.—The Ply-catchers are American, though comparatively few of the genera belong to North America. They are not strictly insectivorous, but in general are indis- pensable to the farmer. The Great-crested F. is extending its habitat northward and eastward to localities where it was unknown at the beginning of the century. It makes its nest in hollow trees or stumps, generally lining it with cast-off snake-cuticles. ORDER PICARI^E. General Characteristics.—To the peculiarities of this order given in the table, p. 113, may be added their altricial nature, though the young are in some species hatched with down. Alcedinidse.—The Xing-fishers* have a long, pointed beak, and the outer and middle toes united as far as the last joint. For nesting, they dig holes ten to fifteen feet deep in a sandbank. * They always brinp; the fish out of the water seized near the tail. If small, it is swallowed immediately, head foremost; if large, it is carried to a rock or stump and thrashed till dead.. 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 work.. Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company