. A history of British birds . PASSFJRES. DTPFEI?. 241 :.. CiNCLUS AQUATicus, Bechsteiu*.THE DIPPER. Cmclus aqaatkvs. CiNCLUS, Bechsteinf.—Bill moderate, slightly ascending, angular and higherthan broad at the base ; straight, compressed and rounded near the tip : theupper mandible slightly decurving at the point. Nostrils basal, lateral, placedin a depression, cleft longitudinally, partly covered by a membrane. Gape verynarrow, and not furnished with bristles. Wings short, broad and convex : thefirst feather very short; the second not so long as the third or fourth, which arenearly
. A history of British birds . PASSFJRES. DTPFEI?. 241 :.. CiNCLUS AQUATicus, Bechsteiu*.THE DIPPER. Cmclus aqaatkvs. CiNCLUS, Bechsteinf.—Bill moderate, slightly ascending, angular and higherthan broad at the base ; straight, compressed and rounded near the tip : theupper mandible slightly decurving at the point. Nostrils basal, lateral, placedin a depression, cleft longitudinally, partly covered by a membrane. Gape verynarrow, and not furnished with bristles. Wings short, broad and convex : thefirst feather very short; the second not so long as the third or fourth, which arenearly equal. Tail short. Legs feathered to the tibio-tarsal joint ; tarsuslonger than the middle toe ; the lateral toes equal in length ; the outer toeslightly connected with the middle toe. The whole body closely covered withdown. Sternum with the posterior margin entire. Considerable interest is attached to the natural historyof the Dipper, or Water-Ouzel, from the diversity of opinionsthat have existed in reference to its power not only of diving,which was beheved
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