. Elementary zoology. Zoology. BRANCH CHORDATA; CLASS AVES: THE BIRDS 343 The young (fig. 136) hatch in from seven to eight weeks, and can run about immediately. The rheas, found in South America, and the cassowaries of Australia are the only other living ostrich-like Fig. 136.—Young ostriches just from egg: on ostrich farm at Pasadena. California. (Photograph from life.) Their feathers are of much less value than those of the true ostrich. The loons, grebes, auks, etc. (Pygopodes).—The loons, grebes, and auks are aquatic birds, living in both ocean and fresh waters. Their feet are web
. Elementary zoology. Zoology. BRANCH CHORDATA; CLASS AVES: THE BIRDS 343 The young (fig. 136) hatch in from seven to eight weeks, and can run about immediately. The rheas, found in South America, and the cassowaries of Australia are the only other living ostrich-like Fig. 136.—Young ostriches just from egg: on ostrich farm at Pasadena. California. (Photograph from life.) Their feathers are of much less value than those of the true ostrich. The loons, grebes, auks, etc. (Pygopodes).—The loons, grebes, and auks are aquatic birds, living in both ocean and fresh waters. Their feet are webbed or lobed, and their legs set so far back that walking is very difficult and awkward. But all the birds of this order are excel- lent swimmers and divers. They are distinctively the diving birds. They have short wings and almost no tail. The dab-chick or pied-billed grebe {Podilymbus podiccps) is common in ponds over all the country. Its eggs are laid in a floating nest of pond vegetation and are often covered with decaying plants. The horned grebe (Colymbus auritus) is common west of the Mississippi in lakes and ponds. The loon or great northern diver. 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. New York : H. Holt and company
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