. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Fig. 324.—Tail of Pelican alighting. Fig. 325.—Tail of Tern in flight. the air, it can keep on only in a straight line and is at the mercy of every cross-current of air. A more familiar case, which any one may observe, is a Song Sparrow, or other smafl bird, which, from accident or from some irregu- larity of moult, has lost all or most of its tail-feathers. Instead of rismg with the strong, darting flight with which such a bird is accustomed to make its escape from our path, its flight under such conditions is weak and direct, like the trial efforts o
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Fig. 324.—Tail of Pelican alighting. Fig. 325.—Tail of Tern in flight. the air, it can keep on only in a straight line and is at the mercy of every cross-current of air. A more familiar case, which any one may observe, is a Song Sparrow, or other smafl bird, which, from accident or from some irregu- larity of moult, has lost all or most of its tail-feathers. Instead of rismg with the strong, darting flight with which such a bird is accustomed to make its escape from our path, its flight under such conditions is weak and direct, like the trial efforts of a 3'oung 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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