536 REPTILES AND BIRDS. 
found in Africa, the Indian archipelago, and occasionally southern 
Kurope. 
The Chatterers (Amfelide) are sociable birds, living together in 
flocks the whole of the year, except during the breeding season. 
They feed on buds, berries, and insects ; they even catch flies on the 
wing. ‘They are, nevertheless, extremely indolent, and do not move 
about more than is necessary to satisfy the requirements of appetite. 
The greater part of their time they remain hid in the recesses of 
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Fig. 246.—Bohemian Waxwing. 
woods, and are rarely seen; they settle rarely on the. ground, for 
their gait is awkward and constrained. Not endowed, propeily 
speaking, with any powers of song, their only utterance is a feeble 
twittering, which in some species is very prolonged. The Bohemian 
Waxwing is noisy at all seasons; and this is probably the origin of 
the name Chatterer, which is given to the whole genus. They are 
tamed with great facility, and, as they are adorned with brilliant 
plumage, they are often reared in cages. These birds are found in 
Europe and North America. 
The European species (Ampe/is garrulus, Fig. 246) breeds in 
northern countries, and migrates to Germany at the approach of 
