BEAKS AND THEIR USES. 



1. The European Bee-Eater (A/crops apiaster) has an instrument perfectly 



adapted for catching bees on the wing and crushing them to death 

 without running any risks. 



2. The Noisy Frankolin or Bush Pheasant {Frankolinus capensis) grubs in 



the loose loam of the bushlands for insects which pass the larval 

 phase of their lives there. 



3. The Half-Collared Kingfisher {Alccdo semitorquatus) gets his living by 



diving for fishes. 



4. The Cardinal Woodpecker {Dendropicus cardinalis) pecks out the decayed 



wood of trees in search of the larva^ of wood-boring beetles, and to 

 make nest holes in which his family are reared. 



5. The Greater Puff Back Shrike {Dryoscopus ferrugineus) crushes beetles 



with his short strong beak. 



6. The Paradise Flycatcher {Terpsiphone perspicillatd) snaps up insects on 



the wing and crushes them to death. 



7. The Wattled Starling or Locust Bird {Dilophus carunculatus) captures 



locusts in the air and, with a snap, he shears off the victim's wings 

 and legs. 



8. The Noisy Robin Chat or Piet-myn-vrouw (Cossy/ra bico/or) slays the 



insects which lurk in the trees and issue forth before sunrise and 

 after sundown. 



