Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for BeginnersWright, Mabel Osgood
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Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners
Wright, Mabel Osgood
Birds -- Juvenile literature
Which have no music-boxes in their throats, and therefore cannot sing,
though some of them can twitter.
16. FAMILY OF FLYCATCHERS FAMILY TYRAN'NIDAE
56. Kingbird Tyran'nus tyran'nus.
57. Phoebe Sayor'nis phoe'be.
58. Wood Pewee Con'topus vi'rens.
II. ORDER OF PICARIAN BIRDS ORDER PICA'RIAE
Which have their feet fixed in various ways, but never quite like those
of Perching Birds; though all of them can perch, none of them can sing.
SUBORDER OF HUMMINGBIRDS SUBORDER TROCH'ILI
Which make a humming sound with their wings when, they fly.
17. FAMILY OF HUMMINGBIRDS FAMILY TROCHIL'IDAE
59. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Troch'ilus col'ubris.
SUBORDER OF LONG-HANDED BIRDS SUBORDER CYP'SELI
Which can fly with great rapidity.
18. FAMILY OF SWIFTS FAMILY MICROPO'DIDAE
60. Chimney Swift Choetu'ra pelag'ica.
SUBORDER OF CORACIAN BIRDS SUBORDER CORA'CIAE
Which are peculiar in many respects that cannot be understood by
children.
19. FAMILY OF GOATSUCKERS FAMILY CAPRIMUL'GIDAE
61. Nighthawk Chordei'les virginia'nus.
62. Whip-poor-will Antros'lomus vociferus.
SUBORDER OF PICINE BIRDS SUBORDER PI'CI
Which have two toes in front and two behind, and most of which can
climb.
20. FAMILY OF WOODPECKERS FAMILY PIC'IDAE
63. Downy Woodpecker Dryob'ates pubes'cens.
64. Red-headed Woodpecker Melaner'pes
erythroceph'alus.
65. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrap'icus va'rius.
66. Flicker Colap'tes aura'tus.
SUBORDER OF HALCYON BIRDS SUBORDER HALCY'ONES
Which have their front toes grown together so that they cannot walk on
them.
21. FAMILY OF KINGFISHERS FAMILY ALCEDIN'IDAE
67. Belted Kingfisher Ceryle al'cyon.
SUBORDER OF CUCULINE BIRDS SUBORDER CU'CULI
Which have two toes in front and two behind, but
which cannot climb like Woodpeckers.
22. FAMILY OF CUCKOOS FAMILY CUCU'LIDAE
68. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccy'zus america'nus.
III. ORDER OF PARROTS ORDER PSIT'TACI
Which have two toes in front and two behind, and beaks hooked like those
of birds of prey. But this place is vacant in the procession, because
cruel men have almost exterminated the only kind of Parrot that lives in
North America--so he was afraid to fall in line with the rest.
IV. ORDER OF BIRDS OF PREY ORDER RAPTO'RES
Which have strong hooked beaks and claws, to catch and kill their living
prey, and some of which are cannibal birds.
SUBORDER OF DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY SUBORDER ACCIP'ITRES
Which can see well to take their prey by day.
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