. The bird, its form and function . :kt%>-. FiG. 310.—Feet of Donkey. Fig. oil.—Feet of voung Kangaroo. 39^ The Bird one quarter as large; and indeed it bids fair to disappearaltogether in the course of time, and even now the dimin-utive nail which is often present is only as large as theclaw of a chicken. The power of the ostrich to defend itself by kickingis proverbial, but the claw on thelarge toe is blunt and the ability toinflict injury lies in the terrible forceof the blow. Its ally, the cassowary,has three good-sized toes, and onthe innermost one a specially adapt-ed weapon in the sh
. The bird, its form and function . :kt%>-. FiG. 310.—Feet of Donkey. Fig. oil.—Feet of voung Kangaroo. 39^ The Bird one quarter as large; and indeed it bids fair to disappearaltogether in the course of time, and even now the dimin-utive nail which is often present is only as large as theclaw of a chicken. The power of the ostrich to defend itself by kickingis proverbial, but the claw on thelarge toe is blunt and the ability toinflict injury lies in the terrible forceof the blow. Its ally, the cassowary,has three good-sized toes, and onthe innermost one a specially adapt-ed weapon in the shape of a strong,pointed, talon-like claw, four inchesin length. The two photographs (Figs. 312and 313) show how similar thetracks which the modern cassowarymakes in walking over moist clay,are to those made by the bipedalreptilian Dinosaurs miillions of yearsago, which have been found in theConnecticut valley. Thus in our brief review we haveseen how the feet and legs of birdsserve them well in walking, hopping, running:, perch-ing, scrat
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