. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Heads and Xecks 271 the whole beak, in fact every part of tlie head except the eyes, I- buried in a maze of soft, orange plumes. .-Ls the antithesis to this condition, we find many birds which have the head partly or entirel}- bare of feathers, such as the vultures and some of the waders. In the former gioup this iaclc of feathers is doubtless. Fro. 213.—Head of male Condor of value in enablins: the liirds to avoid soiling their plu- mage, when engaged in their scavenger work. The great Condor of South America has. just below this naked area, a necklac
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Heads and Xecks 271 the whole beak, in fact every part of tlie head except the eyes, I- buried in a maze of soft, orange plumes. .-Ls the antithesis to this condition, we find many birds which have the head partly or entirel}- bare of feathers, such as the vultures and some of the waders. In the former gioup this iaclc of feathers is doubtless. Fro. 213.—Head of male Condor of value in enablins: the liirds to avoid soiling their plu- mage, when engaged in their scavenger work. The great Condor of South America has. just below this naked area, a necklace of the whitest of fiuffy down, and in addition the male has a large wattle of skin ujiion the front of the head. The Caracara of Mexico is partly vulturine in its habits, and the feathers have disappeared from part of its face. Wherever the skin of the head and neck i- even. 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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