BEAKS AND THEIR USES. 



1. The Black Sunbird (Cinnyris amethystinus) has a beak suited for sipping 



nectar from flowers. 



2. With his wide-gaped jaws the Swift (Cypselus apiis) captures insects in 



the air. 



:>. With a sweeping side movement, the Whimbrel {Xu?ne>icius p/iaopus) 

 sifts the mud of lagoons for aquatic forms of life on which it lives. 



4. The European Roller {Coracias garrulus) is provided with a specially 



strong weapon for killing grasshoppers and beetles. 



5. Meyer's Parrot (Pceocephalus Meyeri) possesses a tool for digging nest 



holes in trees, for breaking up hard fruits, and cracking nuts and 

 berries. 



6. The Black-Collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) uses his beak for nipping 



the berries and wild fruits from forest trees. 



7. The Kakelaar (Trrisor viridis) uses his long curved beak for searching 



out insects in the bark and substance of forest trees. 



8. The Hoopoe {Upupa africana) wins his living by prodding the ground for 



insects and their larva' which lurk underground. 



