BRITISH BIRDS. 



tfye gmipe. 



THE bill is long, straight, narrow, flexible, and 

 rather blunt at the tip ; eyes large, and placed far 

 back; nostrils linear, and lodged in a furrow; 

 tongue pointed, and slender; toes divided, or very 

 slightly connected, the back toe very small. Birds 

 of this tribe moult twice a year. 



