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INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS 



The flight of the bird is buoyant and easy, and when 

 performing circles high up in the air on a summer's day 

 the characteristic flight is seen. I have noticed the remark 

 that insects fly high during midday, and the Kestrel 





Fig 41. Kestrel. One-sixth natural size. 



follows in pursuit. It is nomadic, and is guided in its 

 wanderings according to the movements of the various 

 insects and other food upon which it subsists. The specific 

 name applies to a certain disposition of the markings."* 



* Cencliris is a species beyond Australia. It is not improbable Ccnchroides was so 

 named because of its likeness to the form of that species. 



