. The bird, its form and function. Birds. 266 The Bird body and which, when it flies, blows back between its feet. The filament of feathers looks for all the world as if a strip of the bird's plumage had caught on a thorn and torn loose. The core of the streamer is a very slender. Fig. 20S. — Umbrella-bird. ribbon of skin which hangs from the neck. Would that we could state the causes and the manner of the devel- opment of these curious structures which our fanc}- likens to an umbrella and a feathery handle! One or two small tufts of feathers may spring from. Please note that these images are
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. 266 The Bird body and which, when it flies, blows back between its feet. The filament of feathers looks for all the world as if a strip of the bird's plumage had caught on a thorn and torn loose. The core of the streamer is a very slender. Fig. 20S. — Umbrella-bird. ribbon of skin which hangs from the neck. Would that we could state the causes and the manner of the devel- opment of these curious structures which our fanc}- likens to an umbrella and a feathery handle! One or two small tufts of feathers may spring from. 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 Beebe, William, 1877-1962. New York, Holt
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