. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. ABOUT BIRDS' TOES. THE animals in Wonderland, you remember, were always very much surprised that Alice was not constructed just as they were themselves; in fact they seemed rather to look down upon her because she was different. If Alice had met a large number of our North American birds, I think they would have been very scornful about the uselessness of her toes. We may think of them as saying, " What can you do with them.^" " Can you catch fish or mice ? " " No ! " Then the hawks and
. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. ABOUT BIRDS' TOES. THE animals in Wonderland, you remember, were always very much surprised that Alice was not constructed just as they were themselves; in fact they seemed rather to look down upon her because she was different. If Alice had met a large number of our North American birds, I think they would have been very scornful about the uselessness of her toes. We may think of them as saying, " What can you do with them.^" " Can you catch fish or mice ? " " No ! " Then the hawks and owls would have turned their backs. " Of course you can climb with them ? " " ; Then the woodpeckers would have nothing more to say. A fat duck would waddle up and comfort her by saying that she thought climbing perfectly absurd and dangerous as well. " But of course your toes are webbed to help you swim," she might add. If you were Alice, you would have to confess that you could not swim very well. Fig. — Duck's 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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