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Title: Birds of the world for young people
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 Hardcastle, Ella
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: New York, F.A. Stokes Company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ce to the Owl in form and habits has given itits common name. The Little Budgerigar, or Grass Parrakeet, is an-other of the Australian birds, rather more of a ground-feeder than most Parrots. It is an extremely commoncage-bird, living and breeding readily in confinement.Its plumage is in general dark green, varied in thedifferent species with patches and mottlings of brown,blue and yellow. The flight of this bird is strong andrapid, and while on the wing it is extremely noisy.See Plate 8, Fig. 38. The Helmet, or Ganga, Cockatoo, found in Aus-tralia, is the only representative of its family. Thecrest of the male, which covers the entire head, isred, the rest of the plumage a greyish colour. SeePlate 8, Fig. 36. Cuckoos The Cuckoos are generally regarded as relatives ofthe Parrots, but rather on account of anatomical char-acters than likeness in external form. The only re-spect, indeed, in which these two groups resemble one 34. Blue andYellow Macaw (Ara ararauna). 35. Red andBlue Macaw
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36. Helmet Cockatoo (CuUnceplialon galeatum). YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO 139 another externally is in the arrangement of the toes,two being directed backwards and two forwards.This division of the toes, however, is not confined tothe Parrots and Cuckoos, being shared by many othergroups of birds, quite unlike in other particulars. There are a very large number of species of Cuck-oos, showing a surprising range both in size and col-ouration. Some are wholly black, some resplendentin rich metallic emerald-green and copper, while oth-ers are clad in sober hues of grey. Although comparatively few species are found inAmerica, among them are some of the most remark-able of the Order. Africa and India are particularlyrich in Cuckoos. While the Cuckoos are somewhat solitary in habit,the Anis, an exclusively American branch of this fam-ily, are gregarious. A number of them combine inbuilding a nest, in which several females lay and taketurns in brooding the eggs. Their powers of flightare not strong

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