. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. Fig. 36. — Sparrow's \Vin§ feather being overlaid and concealed by the other feathers. The breast feathers of a Robin, for instance, are dull gray except at the tips, which are bright bay. Some birds wear off the tips of these feathers by brushing them so constantly, just as a broom gets worn down, and if the rest of the feather is of a different color, the bird may change his appearance greatly withou' changing a feather. You have read, or will read, about several birds that cannot fly. The Dodo could not, and the
. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. Fig. 36. — Sparrow's \Vin§ feather being overlaid and concealed by the other feathers. The breast feathers of a Robin, for instance, are dull gray except at the tips, which are bright bay. Some birds wear off the tips of these feathers by brushing them so constantly, just as a broom gets worn down, and if the rest of the feather is of a different color, the bird may change his appearance greatly withou' changing a feather. You have read, or will read, about several birds that cannot fly. The Dodo could not, and the Apteryx cannot to-day. But you will never hear of a bird without feathers. Nor will you hear of feathered creatures that are not birds. Fur and scales and hair clothe the other creatures of the world. The mark of the bird is to be clothed in feathers. To fly — to go from one place in the air to another further on — a bird must take strokes with. Fig. 37. — Tail of 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 Stickney, J. H. (Jenny H. ), b. 1840; Hoffmann, Ralph, b. 1870; Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. Boston : Ginn
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