. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Heads and Necks 257 of birds change, at the season of courtship, from a dull hue to some bright tint, either red, green, or yellow. Although eyelashes, as we understand them, are merely stiffened hairs which have been inherited from hairy-coated ancestors, yet among birds we sometimes find lashes similar in appearance and function, but struc- turally derived from feathers. The ostrich has well-. FiG. 199.—Head of Seriema, showing eyelashes. developed eyelashes, which must be of value in helping to exclude the dust of the desert; but why such birds as h
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Heads and Necks 257 of birds change, at the season of courtship, from a dull hue to some bright tint, either red, green, or yellow. Although eyelashes, as we understand them, are merely stiffened hairs which have been inherited from hairy-coated ancestors, yet among birds we sometimes find lashes similar in appearance and function, but struc- turally derived from feathers. The ostrich has well-. FiG. 199.—Head of Seriema, showing eyelashes. developed eyelashes, which must be of value in helping to exclude the dust of the desert; but why such birds as hornbills and the Seriema should possess them we cannot say. A savage thrusts feathers into his hair, warriors of old bedecked their helmets with flowing plumes, the opera hat of milady is by waj- of wonderful and strange creations; but withal feathers are really beautiful only. 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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