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attaches to some of the Australian species ? What fact is mentioned in 

 relation to the Australian Lorikeet? What is the prevailing hue of the 

 Parrot? Where are the True Parrots for the most part found ? What is 

 said of the imitative powers of this group? Which are the best known of 

 the Green Parrots? What is said of them? Which is superior in docility 

 and mimicry? Are the True Parrots crested, and what is the form of the 

 tail? What Parrots connect them with the Cockatoos ? Where are the 

 Cockatoos found? How do they differ from True Parrots? What is said 

 of the color of their plumage? What is said of the Love-Birds? What 

 group is next mentioned? Where are these found? What is their color? 

 When were they first introduced into Europe ? For what are they cele 

 brated? What Parrokeet is found in the U. S.? Where are the MACCAWS 

 found? What is said of their size? What species are mentioned? Where 

 are the LORIES found? What is said of them? 



What is the THIRD FAMILY ? For what are they eminently adapted ? How 

 is this shown ? What use do they make of the bill ? Why is the Ivory- 

 billed W. so called? What organs help them to obtain their food? With 

 what glands is the head furnished? What purpose do these serve? How 

 are they enabled to secure the larger larvae ? What do these marks of adapt 

 ation illustrate ? What is said of the diffusion of these birds? How are they 

 colored? Which is the largest species? Where found? How large? 

 What is said of the WRY-NECK? Are the sp. of Wry-necks numerous? 



What is the FOURTH FAMILY? What characteristics are mentioned? 

 What does Swainson remark of these birds? What purpose is served by 

 their long tails? What is said of the outer hind toe? What are the 

 Cuckoos really said to be ? What SUB-FAMILY includes the GENUINE 

 CUCKOOS? Why are they called PARASITIC-BIRDS? Are there any other 

 Parasitic-birds ? Which are the favorite nests of the Cuckoo ? What is the 

 other SUB-FAMILY ? Are they Parasitic-birds ? What American species 

 are mentioned? 



SECTION VIIT. 



FOURTH ORDER. SCRATCHERS. 



RASORES, (Lat. rado, to scratch ;) or GALLING, (Lat. gallus, a 



cock.) 



This order, which includes the Gallinacea, or Poultry tribes, 

 consists of birds having bulky forms and strong legs, and espe 

 cially adapted to live on the dry ground. The Poultry are 

 chiefly confined to the continents, few, comparatively being found 

 on the adjacent islands. 



The wings of the Scratchers are muscular, but not proportion 

 ate in size to the bulk of their bodies, so that their power of 

 flight is comparatively small. Most of them have strong, arched 

 beaks, long necks, and large, ample tails ; many have their 

 heads adorned with elegant crests ; the tail has more than the 



