. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 290 VERTEBBATBH. CHAPTER XII. DIVISION I.—VERTEBRATES. CLASS II. —BIRDS. WADERS AND SWIMMERS. ORDER VI. — WADERS. The Waders are distinguished by their very long and naked legs, which permit them to wade to a considerable depth in the water without wetting their feathers. The length of their neck and beak corresponds to that of their legs, and they are conse- quently able to search in the sand and mud at the bottom of
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 290 VERTEBBATBH. CHAPTER XII. DIVISION I.—VERTEBRATES. CLASS II. —BIRDS. WADERS AND SWIMMERS. ORDER VI. — WADERS. The Waders are distinguished by their very long and naked legs, which permit them to wade to a considerable depth in the water without wetting their feathers. The length of their neck and beak corresponds to that of their legs, and they are conse- quently able to search in the sand and mud at the bottom of the water for their food, which consists of fishes, reptiles, and worms. The Great Bustard, an English representative of the Otidse, is now scarcely ever seen in England, although formerly it was tolerably common. It runs with great swiftness, and will never rise on the wing until forced, so that instances have been known of bustards being captured by greyhounds. It is exceedingly wary, and can hardly be approached within gun-shot, except by adopting some dis- guise, as a laborer with the gun in his wheelbarrow, or by driving a cart or a carriage by the spot where it is feeding. The male Bustard possesses a membranous pouch on the fore part of the neck, capable of holding six or seven pints of water. There is an opening to this pouch under the tongue, and its use is possibly, like that of the pelican, to carry water for the use of the young, but this is not .ascertained. The length of the bird is rather more than three. The Qrest 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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