NATURAL HISTORY. 



Plate 



Genus Hikundo 

 88. Fig. 4. Hinmdo cfruhua, Efculent Swallo 

 \. The efculent Neft of this Swallow 



allow 



6. Hir,m,lo talMca, Otaheite Swallow 



7. Hirumlo pdafgui, Aeuleated Swallow 



3 A',>«/«/9 irulka. Rufous-headed Swallow 



Genus Caprimulgus. 

 80 Lettered Divifion Land Birds, Order Pafferes, 

 Plate LXXX. 

 Fig. 4. Caprimulgus longlpmms, Leona Goatfucker 

 5. Caprimulgus grandis. Great Goatfucker 



ELEMENTARY PLATES 



TO ILLUSTRATE 



THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. 



CharaSers of the Feet in the d'lffcrent Orders and Genera. 



ACCIPITRES. 



Feet formed for ajijlhig the Mandibles infeizing and 

 tearing the prey, being armed nvithjlrong talons. 



89. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate I. 



The Feet in Falco i^Falco Chryfaetos, Golden 

 Eagle) ; and Eagles, Falcons, Hawks 



The Feet in Strix [Strix fammea. White Owl); 

 ftridula, brachyotos, pafferina 



{The Shrikes belong to this order) 



Pic^. 



* Feet formed for Perching. 



90. Lettered Plate IV. 



The Feet in Sitta (Nuthatch) European Nuthatch 



92. Lettered Elate II. 



The feet in Corvus (Crow) Common Crow 

 Paradifca (Bird of Paradife) 



The fame ftrufture prevails in the feet of the 

 genera Buphaga, Oriolus, Coracias, Upupa, 

 Certhia, Trochilus, &c. 



* * Feet formed for Climbing. 

 90. Lettered Elementary Plate IV. 



The Feet of Picus ( P. Martins, Great Black Wood- 

 pecker ; P. Viridis, Green Woodpecker) 

 The Feet of Mufophagus (Mufophage) 



This ftrufture is well exemplified in Pfittacus 

 (Parrot), and Cuculus (Cuckow), which are 

 familiar examples ; and occurs in the genera 

 Scythrops, Ramphaftos, Trogon, Crotophaga, 

 Galbula, Yunx, and Bucco. 



Plate , 



*** Feet formed for Walking. 



90. Lettered Elementary Plate IV. 



The Foot of ^Icedo (King's-fifher) 



The other genera of Picx, which have the feet 

 formed for walking, are Momotus, Buceros, Me- 

 rops, and Todus. 



Anseres. 

 Feet formed for Swimming. 



91. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate III. 



Feet in the genus Anas (Goofe, Duck) 

 Alca (Auk) 

 Aptenodyta (Penguin) 

 Pelecanus (Pelican), two fpecies 

 Colymbus (Grebe), three fpecies 

 Larus (Gull) 



90. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate IV. 

 Feet in the genus Sterna (Tern) 



GralljE. 

 Feet formed for Wading. 



91. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate III. 

 Feet in the genus Phanicopterus (Flamingo) 



89. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate I. 

 Feet in the genus PlataUa (Spoonbill) P. ajaja 



90&) Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate IV. 



92. / and II. 



Feet in the genus Ardea (Heron) 



89. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate I. 

 Feet in the genus Ardea cinerea ( Grey Heron) 



91. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate III. 

 Feet in the genus Recurvirqjlra, (Avocet) 



89. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate I. 



Feet in the genus Tantalus (Ibis) T. igneus, Bay Ibis 



91. Lettered Ornithology', Elementary Plate III. 



Feet in the genus Tringa (Phalarope) T, lobata, 

 Scallop-toed Tringa 



89. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate I. 



Feet in the genus Charadrius (Plover, Long- 

 legged P.) 

 Hdsmatopus (Oyfter Catcher) 

 Glareola (Pratincole) P. auf- 

 triaca 



91. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate III. 



Feet in the genus Fulica (GalUnule) 



Viginalis (Sheathbill) 



90. Lettered Ornithology, Elementary Plate IV. 

 Feet in the genus Rallus (Rail) 



