with its beautiful crest, is a distant relation of the bee-eater. He can raise his crest or put it down, just as he pleases ; and he wearsa suit of the gayest colours. He has three toes in front and one behind, and the one behind is longand has a strai^jht claw. THE HOOPOE. 65 His native home is in… … THE HOOPOE. The hoopoe, when he is kindly treated, behaves extremely well incaptivity, and even attaches himself to those about him. 66 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. We can tell you a little story about it. Two young birds were taken out of a hoopoes nest, and brought up inthe house. They grew very fond of…
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