. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. QUEER CONVEYANCES. 79 One or two species of birds are known to fly long distances, carrying their young on their backs. Small birds take passage across the Mediterranean Sea on the backs of large and strong ones. They could not fly so far them- selves. Their strength would give out, and they would drop in the water and drown. Along the northern shore of the sea, in autumn, these little birds assemble, to wait the coming of cranes from the north, as people wait for the train at a railroad statio
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. QUEER CONVEYANCES. 79 One or two species of birds are known to fly long distances, carrying their young on their backs. Small birds take passage across the Mediterranean Sea on the backs of large and strong ones. They could not fly so far them- selves. Their strength would give out, and they would drop in the water and drown. Along the northern shore of the sea, in autumn, these little birds assemble, to wait the coming of cranes from the north, as people wait for the train at a railroad station. With the first cold blast the cranes arrive, flock after flock. They fly low, over the cultivated fields. They utter a peculiar cry, as. of warning, or calling. It answei's the same purpose as the ringing of the bell when the train is about to start. The small birds understand it so. They get excited. They has- ten aboard, scrambling for places. The first to come get the best seats. If the passengers are too many, some will have to flit back to the hedges till the next train. How they chatter good-byes, — those who go and those who stay!. 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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