. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. 148 BIRD WORLD. the Indian jungle; he is dressed too warmly to enjoy the climate, for one thing, nor does he understand the kind of hunting he would have to do there. He needs wide plains where he can fly silently for miles and miles until he finds a hare crouching behind a hummock. And the Toucan of Brazil and the Horn- bill of India would find no fruit in the barren north country. Perhaps the greatest traveler, after all, is the bird mentioned in the verses at the head of this Fig. 26.— Showing Great Lengt
. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. 148 BIRD WORLD. the Indian jungle; he is dressed too warmly to enjoy the climate, for one thing, nor does he understand the kind of hunting he would have to do there. He needs wide plains where he can fly silently for miles and miles until he finds a hare crouching behind a hummock. And the Toucan of Brazil and the Horn- bill of India would find no fruit in the barren north country. Perhaps the greatest traveler, after all, is the bird mentioned in the verses at the head of this Fig. 26.— Showing Great Length of Albatross' Wings. This traveler's name shows his manner of life, — the Wandering Albatross. He travels all over the south- ern seas from the Cape of Good Hope to Cape Horn and around again; people have watched him from their ships, and every one who has seen him has wondered at his huge wings and the skill with which he uses them. He never seems to hurry or to work hard, even against a fierce wind ; now on one side of the ship, now on the other, now low over the water, now high in the air, often without a stroke of his 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 Stickney, J. H. (Jenny H. ), b. 1840; Hoffmann, Ralph, b. 1870; Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. Boston : Ginn
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