. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. 28o BIRDS OF PREY by supposing that each was watching the movements of its neighbors, and followed them, as, in their turn, they obtained knowledge of the banquet which awaited them. As these vultures feed so little upon living prey, their feet have not nearly so great a power of grasp as have those of other hawks, and are formed more for walking than for clutching a victim. These birds are nature's scavengers and disgusting as they are, nevertheless are more useful perhaps than any other THE SACRED VULTURE I
. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. 28o BIRDS OF PREY by supposing that each was watching the movements of its neighbors, and followed them, as, in their turn, they obtained knowledge of the banquet which awaited them. As these vultures feed so little upon living prey, their feet have not nearly so great a power of grasp as have those of other hawks, and are formed more for walking than for clutching a victim. These birds are nature's scavengers and disgusting as they are, nevertheless are more useful perhaps than any other THE SACRED VULTURE I dare say you have noticed that the work of vultures, like that of hyenas, is to perform the duties of scavengers. Like the street cleaners in the cities, who take away the rubbish from our houses, they remove the rubbish or waste matter from the surface of the earth, and, by doing so, prevent it from daily becoming more and more putrid, and giving off odors which would carry disease and even death. Owls.—The second great group of the birds of prey are the owls, which hunt principally by night. During the day-time they hide. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Unger, Frederic William, 1875- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Pa. , G. A. Parker
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