. The story of the birds; . Bills of some rails. (18) If it has its wings short and ronnded at thetip—the outer quill never so long as the next two or. Bill and foot of coot. three—and, combined with this, the bill never soft atthe tip or slim for probing like a woodcocks, and AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIRD. 221 the front toes long and slim without any membranes,your bird is surely a Kail proper. Or if there aremarginal membranes to the long toes and a hornyshield upon the head at the base of the bill (see d and^), the bird is still in the Rail group, and is a coot (toemembranes lobed) or a galhn
. The story of the birds; . Bills of some rails. (18) If it has its wings short and ronnded at thetip—the outer quill never so long as the next two or. Bill and foot of coot. three—and, combined with this, the bill never soft atthe tip or slim for probing like a woodcocks, and AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIRD. 221 the front toes long and slim without any membranes,your bird is surely a Kail proper. Or if there aremarginal membranes to the long toes and a hornyshield upon the head at the base of the bill (see d and^), the bird is still in the Rail group, and is a coot (toemembranes lobed) or a galhnule (toes with straightmargins). All are skulking swamp haunters, but thelast swim and dive readily, especially the coots. (19) But if the wing is long, narrow, and pointed,with the first quill as long as the next ones, or elsethe bill long, slim, and soft-tipped, or if the footis membrane without any shield upon the forehead,or if the bill is spoon-shaped at the tip, or is long,keen, and bent down or up (or one side in one Old-
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