. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ic liL'ifjlit as licforo : heliiiul, wlio, on ar- ;t jiLTjioiidiciilarly to exact path of tliose. conspiciioiw varieties s, except the Carrier, inilar in tlieir hahits, and derives its name wards wlien on the t of twelve Tumblers ids particularly erect, n crop which ^'ives it ed to inflate its ci'op len behind it. Tliis lose its balance, and NATURAL IIISTOIIV. •"'I •" iiill down ehimnevB, on which it is fond of standing, thereby illustrating' tiie proverb that " Tride will have a ; The
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ic liL'ifjlit as licforo : heliiiul, wlio, on ar- ;t jiLTjioiidiciilarly to exact path of tliose. conspiciioiw varieties s, except the Carrier, inilar in tlieir hahits, and derives its name wards wlien on the t of twelve Tumblers ids particularly erect, n crop which ^'ives it ed to inflate its ci'op len behind it. Tliis lose its balance, and NATURAL IIISTOIIV. •"'I •" iiill down ehimnevB, on which it is fond of standing, thereby illustrating' tiie proverb that " Tride will have a ; The ('AiiiiiKii I' is the bird tiiat was so lar^-ely en>- ployed to take niessaires, before the invention of the Kleclrii' Telceed of fiie wind too slow for till- present day. The most valuable Carriers were traineil to carry to and from theii- residence. A letter was written on a siiiiill jiieee of paper, and fasteni'd under the winir of the pit;eon, or to its feet. The feet were then bathed in vinegar to keep lliem cool, list the bird should stop on the way to bathe. Wlien the l'i;j;eon was set free, it rose high in the air. maile one or two circular ilights, and then darted oif like an arrow in the jn-oper direction. One of these birds has been known to flv ncarlv one hundred and (iftv miles in one lioin-. THK PKACOCK. This magnificent bird is not a native of this country, but has been domesticated in England for many years. Some suppose that it was lirst brought from India by Alexander, and by him introduced into Europe. The maguiticent jilumes that ad(jrn the Peacock are not the tail, as many snjjpose, but the tail-coverts. The tail feathers themselves are short and rigid, and serve to keep the tniin expanded, as may be seen when the bird walks about in all the majesty of his exiianded plumage. Although jiea-fowl seek their food on the ground, tiiey invariably roost on some elevated situation, such as a high branch or the roof of a barn or haystack. When the bird
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