. Bird-life : a guide to the study of our common birds . Birds. 28 FORM AjSTI) HABIT: THE FEET. water-loving Divers, Auks, Gulls, Cormorants, and Ducks. In tlie wading Ilei'ons and marsli-inhabiting Kails and Gallinules tlio web is absent, l:)ut it rea]3pears in the form of lol)es on the toes of the aquatic Coots of the same family. Some sliore-iuliabiting Snipe liave the bases of the toes united by webs, but the Phalaropes, of two species, ha^â¢e lobed toes n(.)t unlike those of the Coots, and are true swimming Snipe living on the sea for long periods. Length of foot is largely dejjendent upo
. Bird-life : a guide to the study of our common birds . Birds. 28 FORM AjSTI) HABIT: THE FEET. water-loving Divers, Auks, Gulls, Cormorants, and Ducks. In tlie wading Ilei'ons and marsli-inhabiting Kails and Gallinules tlio web is absent, l:)ut it rea]3pears in the form of lol)es on the toes of the aquatic Coots of the same family. Some sliore-iuliabiting Snipe liave the bases of the toes united by webs, but the Phalaropes, of two species, ha^â¢e lobed toes n(.)t unlike those of the Coots, and are true swimming Snipe living on the sea for long periods. Length of foot is largely dejjendent upon length of neck. This is illustrated by the Herons, and is particu- larly well shown l)y the long-necked Flamingo, which has a foot twelve inches long. Its toes are weblied, and it can wade in deep water and search for food on the bottom by immersing its long neck and its head. In the tropical Ja- canas the toes and toe- nails are much length- ened, enabling the bird to pass over the water on acpiatic plants. I have seen these Inrds walking on small lily leaves, which sank be- neath their weight, giv- ing one the impression that they were -walking on the water (see Fig. 10). Many ground-feeding Itirds use the feet in scratching for food ; Chickens are famihar examples. Towhees and. Fig. 14.âFlaminLTO, sliou'ing relative length of legs and neelv in a ^\â atling bird. (Much reduced.). 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 Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945; Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York : D. Appleton
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