CARE OF CAPTIVE ANIJVIALS — WALKER 355 



TROGONS (TROGONITORMES) 

 Trogons (Trogonidae). These can be kept on the same diet as the colies. 

 KINGinSHERS, BEE-EATERS, ROIXERS, A^D HORNBILX.S ( CORACIIFORMES ) 



KINGFISHERS (Alcedinidae). The North American kingfisher can be fed 

 a diet almost entirely of fish. The tropical kingfishers and those of the other 

 parts of the world feed on a wide variety of animal life such as large insects, 

 lizards, and fish. The kookaburra of Australia is included in this group. They 

 should be fed mice, worms, lizards, and small birds, such as finches. The birds 

 vary greatly in size, and the smaller kingfishers cannot, of course, take full- 

 grown mice or lizards. 



TODIES (Todidae). May be fed hard-boiled eggs, small bits of meat, meal- 

 worms, bananas, oranges, and raisins. 



MOTMOTS (Momotidae). Same as for todies. 



BEE-EATERS (Meropidae). In the wild, these birds eat insects and are 

 particularly fond of bees, apparently suffering no ill effect from stings. In 

 captivity, they should be offered as wide a variety of insects as can be obtained, 

 such as mealworms and grasshoppers, as well as finely ground meat, boiled 

 egg, and mockingbird food. 



ROLLERS (Coraciidae). Same as for motmots. 



CUCKOO-ROLLERS and GROUND-ROLLERS (Leptosomatidae). Mostly 

 insectivorous. Feed mealworms, gi'asshoppers, meat, boiled egg, mockingbird 

 food. 



HOOPOES (Upupidae). The hoopoes will thrive on the same food recom- 

 mended for the bee-eaters. 



WOOD-HOOPOES (Phoeniculidae). Feed same as bee-eaters (Meropidae). 



HORNBILLS (Bucerotidae). Hornbills thrive on a diet of mockingbird food 

 rolled with boUed rice into balls about the size of marbles; also balls of meat, 

 bananas, grapes, oranges, apples, pears, boiled egg. Mice, lizards, or small 

 birds are essential to their welfare. 



JACAMARS, BARBETS, TOUCANS, AND WOODPECKERS ( PICIEORilES ) 

 JACAMARS (Galbulidae). Feed insects, mealworms, mockingbird food, boiled 



PUFF-BIRDS (Bucconidae). Same as above. 



BARBETS (Capitonidae). These birds will thrive on the same diet as that 

 recommended for hornbills. Balls of food must be made much smaller than 

 those given to the hornbills. 



HONEY-GUIDES (Indicatoridae). Feed insects, mealworms, mockingbird 

 food, boiled eggs. 



TOUCANS (Ramphastidae). They thrive on the food recommended for horn- 

 bills. Make the balls of food smaller. 



WOODPECKERS and PICULETS (Picidae). Rarely kept in captivity. In 

 the wild they feed on insects, ants, fruit, acorns, and some other plant food. 

 In captivity they can be given mealworms, meat, suet, fruit, and should be 

 offered some bread, grain, hard-boiled eggs, and mockingbird food. Most of 

 these birds regularly cliug to the sides of trees and should have rough-barked 

 limbs in a more or less vertical position to which they may cling. They will 

 also perch crosswise on larger limbs, but do not care for small perches. 

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