312 INSESSORES. 



Chuck-wills-widow? What of the Whip-poor-will? Repeat what is said 

 of the Guacharo B. 



What is the second FAMILY of the Split-billed birds ? Are they noctur 

 nal or diurnal? In what respects do they resemble the Night-jars ? How 

 do they differ from them? What is said of their flight? What other char 

 acteristics are noted of the SWALLOW FAMILY? What popular name has 

 the Swift or Martin ? What is said of this bird ? What characteristic of 

 the Spine-tails are mentioned ? What is the scientific name of the AMERI 

 CAN SWIFT or CHIMNEY SWALLOW? What is its signification ? Repeat what 

 is said of this bird. What is said of the construction, uses, &c. of the edible 

 bird-nests? Where are they found and how regarded? What is the range of 

 the Barn Swallow? What English bird docs it resemble? What other sp. 

 are mentioned? How are the BEE-EATERS distinguished? What is the 

 general color of their plumage ? What birds do they resemble ? To what 

 birds are the ROLLERS intermediate ? What habit is peculiar to one sp. ? 

 To what hemisphere are the Rollers confined ? To which sp. of R. is the 

 name Dollar Bird given? Describe the E. Bee-Eater? How do the boys 

 of Candia take this bird? 



Give the characteristics of the third FAMILY or TODIES. To what region 

 are the birds of the gen. Todies confined ? What is said of the Green To 

 dy? What. gen. is peculiar to the Eastern Continent? What is said of 

 the number, plumage and size of the TROGONS, or the fourth FAMILY? 

 What are their characteristics? Where found? How many sp. according 

 to Mr. Gould ? How did the ancient Mexicans regard these birds ? What 

 use did they make of their feathers? What does Mr. G. remark of the 

 QUESAL of Guatimala? Which is the most beautiful of the Trogons? What 

 mosaic picture was made of its feathers? Where is the MOTMOT found? 



SECTION IV. 



SECOND DIVISION OF THE PERCHERS. TOOTH-BILLED BIRDS. 

 Dentirostres. (Lat. dens, a tooth ; rostrum, a beak.) 



The upper mandible in this division is notched on each side 

 near the tip, whence the name Dentirostres, or Tooth-billed. In 

 the Shrikes, or Butcher Birds, the indentation is very decided, 

 and attended with a projecting tooth, so as to show a connecting 

 link with the Birds of Prey ; the beak being also very strong, 

 hooked, and sharp pointed, and the habits of the birds ferocious 

 and carnivorous. Even the Shrikes, however, differ from the 

 Falcons in having the notch confined to the horny surface of the 

 beak, whereas, in the Falcon, it is a true process, extending into 

 the bone itself. 



The favorite food of the Tooth-billed birds consists of insects, 

 though some of them join with this food, berries and other soft 

 fruits. Excepting the Finches, belonging to the Cone-billed 



