Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 241
s bill is not so heavy as it looks, and serves the purposeof a pair of pruning-shears. upper mandible is capable of being slightly bentup toward the end, while remaining closed nearthe head. The grotesque beak of the toucan appears to bea burden, but as its interior is extensively honey-combed, it… … live for the most part among coral heads orabout coral reefs, among which they find foodand shelter. Their food consists of small animals, suchas crustaceans, which they seize in the water orbite from the coral. They are of retiring dispo-sition, and, when alarmed, dart into crevices inthe coral.…
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