. The bird . eat beak, rudely chipped, butwithout edge or strength. Tail-less and ill-balanced, it may alwaysbe upset by the weight of its large head. It ventures, never-theless, to flutter about, at the hazard of toppling over. It swoopsnobly close to the surface of earth, and is, perhaps, the envy of thepenguins and the seals. Sometimes it even risks itself at sea—ill-fated ship, which the lightest breeze wiU wieck ! It is, however, impossible to deny that the first flight is of various kinds cany on the enterprise more successfully. Therich genus of divers (Brachyptenie), in its
. The bird . eat beak, rudely chipped, butwithout edge or strength. Tail-less and ill-balanced, it may alwaysbe upset by the weight of its large head. It ventures, never-theless, to flutter about, at the hazard of toppling over. It swoopsnobly close to the surface of earth, and is, perhaps, the envy of thepenguins and the seals. Sometimes it even risks itself at sea—ill-fated ship, which the lightest breeze wiU wieck ! It is, however, impossible to deny that the first flight is of various kinds cany on the enterprise more successfully. Therich genus of divers (Brachyptenie), in its species widely different,connects the sailor-birds with the natatores, or swimmers: those, withwings perfected, with a bold and secure flight, accomplish the longestvoyages ; those, still clothed with the glittering feathers of the penguin,frisk and sport at the bottom of the seas. They want but fins andrespiratory oigans to become actual fishes. They are alternatelymasters of both elements, air and
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