. The first book of birds; . Bill of Swallow. a nuthatch it is a hammer, to crack the nut he has wedged into a crevice in the bark so tightly it cannot shp. Some birds use the beak to dig in the ground,as the bank swallows, while the barnswallows make it a trowel, to carryand plaster mud (Fig. 3). All ofthem use it as a hand to feed them-selves, and a brush and comb to dresstheir feathers. Birds need to use the beak a good deal, because in most cases it grows like our finger-nails. If they did not keep it worn off, it would grow so long as to trouble them. Sometimes when a bird lives in a cage
. The first book of birds; . Bill of Swallow. a nuthatch it is a hammer, to crack the nut he has wedged into a crevice in the bark so tightly it cannot shp. Some birds use the beak to dig in the ground,as the bank swallows, while the barnswallows make it a trowel, to carryand plaster mud (Fig. 3). All ofthem use it as a hand to feed them-selves, and a brush and comb to dresstheir feathers. Birds need to use the beak a good deal, because in most cases it grows like our finger-nails. If they did not keep it worn off, it would grow so long as to trouble them. Sometimes when a bird lives in a cage and does not use his bill, it grows so long that he can hardly pick up his food. The woodcocks long beak is sensitive, so that he can feel the worms, deep in the mud where they live. Many waders and swimmers have beaks soft like leather. You can tell by the shape of the beak how a bird lives, and what he eats. The strong, hooked. Fig. of Hawk. HIS BEAK AND TONGUE 97
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