. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. A BIRD WITH AX UMBRELLA. 21 particle is a little scale of regular form, and sometimes most beau- tifully shaped. But the insect flies just as well without the dust. Besides his regular wings the fly has others, for sails. They are all lifted by a great number of little, tough muscles in his sides. Thus he moves in the air and darts away. Before he goes he "plumes" his wings, just like a bird. '^.-. A BIRD WITH AX UMBRELLA. " But where is your umbrella? " I asked. " On m
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. A BIRD WITH AX UMBRELLA. 21 particle is a little scale of regular form, and sometimes most beau- tifully shaped. But the insect flies just as well without the dust. Besides his regular wings the fly has others, for sails. They are all lifted by a great number of little, tough muscles in his sides. Thus he moves in the air and darts away. Before he goes he "plumes" his wings, just like a bird. '^.-. A BIRD WITH AX UMBRELLA. " But where is your umbrella? " I asked. " On my head, of course," replied the bird. " Where is yours :* " " I carry mine in my hand," said I; "though I always hold it over my head when the rain is ; " We say 'â¢claw^ not 'â hand''! " said the bird, with some severity. *'You should learn to speak correctly; I am sure you are big enough. What do you call yourself ? " " I belong to the human race," I replied. " But never mind mo. Tell me a little about ; " I live in South America," said the umbrella-bird, " in the fai; country of Brazil. My family is the only one, I believe, which possesses umbrellas. You see how gracefully the feathers are curved over my head, making a perfect shelter from sun and rai:i. This is what /call an umbrella; as for that hideous thing you hold in your claw, âI don't know what to call it, but I am sure no bird. 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 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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