THE STORY OF THE BIRDS. 
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suing their prey, comprising spiders and insects on the trunks of trees or the 
surface of cliffs. The brown creeper is the most familiar of the species. It 
is a small, plain-colored bird with a long downward curving beak and long 
curved claws. The tail consists of twelve stout pointed feathers, which are 
often stiffened to aid in climbing. The upper plumage is reddish brown, 
CAYENNE WOODPECKER. LORY. HAIRY WOODPECKER. WRY NECK 
WILLOW WREN. REDWING. ROSE-COLORED MISSEL THRUSH. EUROPEAN. 
STARLING. BLACKBIRD. 
the under parts white. It is found in the northern regions of both the eastern 
and western hemispheres. 
Fork-Tailed Drongo—These birds, Which inhabit southeastern Asia and 
Africa, are better known as king crows. Although their plumage is black, 
the deeply forked tail of ten feathers makes them easy to distinguish from 
