THE PICARIAN BIRDS. 
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Eange outside the British Islands. — According to Mr. Ridgway, 
this species inhabits the Eastern United States, as far north 
as Labrador and west to Manitoba and the Rocky Mountains, 
visiting in winter Central America, the West Indies, and the 
northern part of South America. 
Habits.— Very similar to those of C. americamts, excepting 
that the bird is perhaps even more shy and retiring in its ways. 
Like the last-named bird, it builds its own nest, and is a most 
affectionate parent. Dr. Brewer tells of an instance where the 
female had been killed, and the male bird successfully brought 
up the brood of five young ones. 
Hest.— According to Dr. Brewer, the nest is built in an ever- 
green bush or small sapling. It is rather neatly constructed of 
twigs, occasionally lined with moss, withered catkins, or blossoms 
of plants. 
Eggs — Glaucous-green or verditer-blue. Axis, itij diam., 
0-78 inch {Ridgivay). ’ 
THE PICARIAN BIRDS. ORDER CORACIIFORMES. 
In this Order are comprised several Sub-orders of birds, 
nrost of which are inhabitants of the Tropics, and do not 
immediately concern us here. Such are the Guacharos 
(Sieafornithes), the Frog-mouths (Podargi), the Madagascar 
Rollers {Lepfosoma/i), the Hornbills {Bucerutes), the Mot-mots 
{Momotl), the Todies (Todi), the Humming-Birds {Trochili), 
and the Colies ( Colit). All these Sub-orders have remarkable 
characteristics, and contain, as a rule, but few species, which 
represent the various Sub-orders in the Tropics of both the 
Old and New Worlds. 
All the Bicarians differ from the Passerine Birds in the ar- 
rangement of the tendons of the foot, the flexor perforans 
digitorum being connected with the hallux. 
As a rule they lay white, or at least uniform pale-coloured 
eggs, which are always hidden from sight in the hole of a tree, 
or under the shelter of a building or rock. The young are 
born naked, and, as far as is known, the form of development 
of the feathers is peculiar, the feather remaining long in its 
sheath, so that a young Picarian is covered soon after its birth 
