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SCAN SORES. 



SUB-FAMILY I. 



Capitonin.e. 



The Barhets. 



Gen. Charac. — Bill large, broad at the base, usually furnisbed with bristles 

 and compressed towards the tip; the tail generally short, even, and the 

 feathers rounded at the ends. 



Fig. 130.— kichardso's barbet. 

 {Capifo Richardsoni.) 



This sub-family embraces several genera^ some of 

 wliicli inhabit the forests of Africa^ where they live 

 upon insects and fruits. They select a hole in some 

 decaying tree^ in which the female deposits her eggs 

 on the bare wood. On quitting the nest^ the young 

 accompany their parents, and all live together in 

 perfect harmony. These bands are so devoid of 

 fear that it is easy to find the nest, it being only 

 necessary to follow the little family to the hole where 

 they reside, and to which they always retire to pass 



