. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . - AND OWLS. BIRDS OF PREY T one time the boundaries of this group were much largerthan now, fur within them were included at least oneform which has since proved to belong to the CraneTribe: we allude to the Seriema (page 428),and also to the Owls. This classification wasbased on the very remarkable superficialresemblance to the tjpical birds of preywhich tliiTse forms bear. Modern ornitho-logists regard as birds of prey onl_\ theforms known as the New World Vultures,the Secretary-bird, and the Falcons, Eagles,Vulture
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . - AND OWLS. BIRDS OF PREY T one time the boundaries of this group were much largerthan now, fur within them were included at least oneform which has since proved to belong to the CraneTribe: we allude to the Seriema (page 428),and also to the Owls. This classification wasbased on the very remarkable superficialresemblance to the tjpical birds of preywhich tliiTse forms bear. Modern ornitho-logists regard as birds of prey onl_\ theforms known as the New World Vultures,the Secretary-bird, and the Falcons, Eagles,Vultures, Buzzards, and the numerous smallerforms commonly classed as Hawks. ^11 ntf III -jf^ i^^iiiijitiimi Phott, by fiiholatlic Fh yPariorts Grttn CONDOR The habit of iUnding ivith the ivings expanded is a irrycommon one with then- birds The New \Vori,d Vultures These may be distinguished fromtheir distant relatives of the Old Worldby the fact that the nostrils are notdivided from one another by a partition,and by their much weaker feet. Thehead and neck in all, as in the truevultures, i
Size: 1556px × 1605px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecad, booksubjectfishes, booksubjectzoology
