. The bird, its form and function. Birds. The Body of a Bird 291 than we now possess of the hfe-habits and the psychology of birds. This is especiahy true of the great number of cases which we can explain only by calling them orna- mental and decorative. Hence we find one ornithologist. Fig. 231.—White-throated The hght-coloured l>ird ; in normal plu- mage; the dark bird was siibjeoted to moisture-laden air througli two moults. explaining a certain colour as due to one cause, while another scientist gives an entirely different interpretation of the same fact. From personal o
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. The Body of a Bird 291 than we now possess of the hfe-habits and the psychology of birds. This is especiahy true of the great number of cases which we can explain only by calling them orna- mental and decorative. Hence we find one ornithologist. Fig. 231.—White-throated The hght-coloured l>ird ; in normal plu- mage; the dark bird was siibjeoted to moisture-laden air througli two moults. explaining a certain colour as due to one cause, while another scientist gives an entirely different interpretation of the same fact. From personal observation among the birds of the. 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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