. The bird, its form and function . FiG. 180. —Boat-billed 179 and 180 represent birds with slightly different feeding habits. less and holding it captive despite its struggles, untilthe rising tide has ended its life. But along comes a bird, well named Oyster-catcher,and woe to the mollusks now. It allows them to closetightly upon its bill, the mandibles of which are thinlike blades, many j^ears antedating mans mollusk is wrenched free by the sturdy bird, car-ried from the water still gripping the birds bill, and is Beaks and Bills 239. Fig. 181.—Spoonbill, with
. The bird, its form and function . FiG. 180. —Boat-billed 179 and 180 represent birds with slightly different feeding habits. less and holding it captive despite its struggles, untilthe rising tide has ended its life. But along comes a bird, well named Oyster-catcher,and woe to the mollusks now. It allows them to closetightly upon its bill, the mandibles of which are thinlike blades, many j^ears antedating mans mollusk is wrenched free by the sturdy bird, car-ried from the water still gripping the birds bill, and is Beaks and Bills 239. Fig. 181.—Spoonbill, with spatulatemandibles. Fig. 182. —W hite Ibis, showingcurved bill.
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