84 A FIELD GUIDE IN NATURE-STUDY 



The head of a hawk. The bill is used for 



Other birds with this type of bill are 



The head of the flicker. The bill is really a 



and its tip is like a Look up a sketch of the 



tongue of the bird (see Chapman). It is used 



The head of the woodcock. The food is obtained by 



Why are the eyes set so far back 



in the head ? > 



The head of the American bittern. The bird feeds, on and the 



bill is a Why is the neck so long ? 



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What other birds have similar bills ? . . 



The nighthawk. The bird captures its food 



So the .' must be very 



What other birds have like habits ? . . 



