. The bird . these birds, sick, aged, or crippled, perchedupon the rocks which seemed their sanatorium, levying contributionsupon the young noddies, their vassals, and nourishing themselves onthe results of their fishing. But in the vigour of their prime they donot rest on earth; living like the clouds, constantly floating on their 108 TRIUMPH OF THE WING. vast wings from one world to tlie other, patiently awaiting tlieirfortune, and piercing the infinite heaven—the infinite waters—withimplacable glance. The lord of the winged race is he who does not rest. The chiefof navio-ators is he who nev
. The bird . these birds, sick, aged, or crippled, perchedupon the rocks which seemed their sanatorium, levying contributionsupon the young noddies, their vassals, and nourishing themselves onthe results of their fishing. But in the vigour of their prime they donot rest on earth; living like the clouds, constantly floating on their 108 TRIUMPH OF THE WING. vast wings from one world to tlie other, patiently awaiting tlieirfortune, and piercing the infinite heaven—the infinite waters—withimplacable glance. The lord of the winged race is he who does not rest. The chiefof navio-ators is he who never reaches his houme. Earth and sea arealmost equally prohibited to him. He is for ever banished. Let us envy nothing. No existence is really free here below, nocareer is sufficiently extensive, no power of flight sufficiently great,no wing can satisfy. The most powerful is but a temporary sub-stitute. The soul waits, demands, and hopes for others :— Wings to soar above lifo. Wings to soar beyond -^^-isitJiytitsif— [Note.— The Frigaie-Bird. This interesting bird {Tachypetes) is allied to the cormor-ants, but diiters from them in the possession of a forked tail, short feet, a curved beak,and extraordinary spread of wing. Its plumage is coloured of a rich purple black, but thebeak is varied witli vermilion red, and the throat with patches of white. It is an inhabi-tant of the Tropics, where it lives a predatory life, forcing the gannet and the gull to dis-gorge their prey, and retiring to breed in lonely uninhabited islands. Of its voracity, Dr. Chamberlaine gives a curious illustration. When the fishermen arepursuing their vocation on the sand-banks in Kingston Harbour, Jamaica, the gulls,pelicans, and other sea-birds gather round in swarms, and as the loaded net is hauledashore, pounce upon their struggling prey. But no sooner does this take place, than thefrigate-birds attack them with such furious violence that they are glad to sm-render theirhard-earned boo
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