search | about the author | about the text
"THE bill of this genus is straight, conic, and very sharp pointed, edges cultrated, and inclining inwards; mandibles of equal length; nostrils small, placed at the base of the bill, and partly covered; tongue divided at the end; toes, three forward and one backward; the middle joined near the base to the outermost one. These birds are a noisy, gregarious, frugivorous, granivorous, and voracious race, very numerous, and often have pensile nests." Latham notices forty-five distinct species, which are spread over the warmer climates of America, Asia, and Europe; they live on figs, grapes, and cherries, and also upon insects.
Page last modified 10/6/2000.
These pages are best viewed/printed with Internet Explorer, the browser that you're not using right now....
Like this page? Let me know. Hate it? Let me know that too. Click here to offer feedback.
©1999-2002 The edited materials, images, and photographs on this site should not be reproduced without the written permission of Peter Friesen. Contact peter.friesen@plattsburgh.edu for information.
