Natural history of animals; . kinds is called the Duckbill, or sometimes muzzle is flat and appears very much like that of aDuck, its legs are short, its feet webbed, and its body is 72 VERTEBRATES : BIRDS. covered with short, brown fur. It is less than two feetlong, lives about ponds and streams, and digs burrowsin the banks. Its young are born from eggs whichit lays in its burrows. The only other member ofthis group, the Spiny Ant-eater of New Guinea, laysan egg which it carries in its pouch until hatched. BIRDS. Of all animals, perhaps, none are more interesting toboth young an
Natural history of animals; . kinds is called the Duckbill, or sometimes muzzle is flat and appears very much like that of aDuck, its legs are short, its feet webbed, and its body is 72 VERTEBRATES : BIRDS. covered with short, brown fur. It is less than two feetlong, lives about ponds and streams, and digs burrowsin the banks. Its young are born from eggs whichit lays in its burrows. The only other member ofthis group, the Spiny Ant-eater of New Guinea, laysan egg which it carries in its pouch until hatched. BIRDS. Of all animals, perhaps, none are more interesting toboth young and old than Birds. Their presence in thefields and hedges, the groves and forests, their beau-tiful and splendid colors, their sweet songs, and theircurious and wonderful habits, charm and delight all. Birds are egg-laying vertebrates which are coveredwith feathers, furnished with a bill, and fitted forflight, — their form as well as their structure beingadapted for easy and rapid movement through the OcciputEar regionNape. Crown. Fore neck. , or leg. Tarsus, or in-step. Interior Fig. 102.— Showing the names of some of the principal parts of a Bird. BIRDS. 73 air; even their bones are hollow, hence very light inproportion to their size. The general form of a Bird,and the names of some of the principal external parts,are shown in Figure 102. The skeleton and the namesof its principal parts are shown in Figure 103. It isan interesting fact that the form and the skeleton of abird suggested the right way in which to build a shipin order to combine strength with swiftness. Although the body of Birds is covered with feathers,these do not grow from the whole surface, but are ar-ranged in rows and patches, with bare spaces are made up of a hard central portion, or shaft, h
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