. Bird-life: a guide to the study of our common birds . Fig. 6.—Long, pointed wing and small foot of Tree Swallow, an aErial natural size.) such as Rail, Quail, Grouse, certain Sparrows, etc., andlong-winged birds, like the Swallows and is here a close and, for the ground-inhabiting. Plate VI. Page 90. LITTLE GBEEN HERON. BLACK CEOWNED NIGHT HEEON.{Length, tTOoincJus.) (YouNG AND Adult.) (Length, 24-00 inches.) GEEAT BLUE HEEON. {Length, 4J-00 inches.) FORM AND HABIT: THE WING. 19 birds, important relation between form and terrestrial species rely on their
. Bird-life: a guide to the study of our common birds . Fig. 6.—Long, pointed wing and small foot of Tree Swallow, an aErial natural size.) such as Rail, Quail, Grouse, certain Sparrows, etc., andlong-winged birds, like the Swallows and is here a close and, for the ground-inhabiting. Plate VI. Page 90. LITTLE GBEEN HERON. BLACK CEOWNED NIGHT HEEON.{Length, tTOoincJus.) (YouNG AND Adult.) (Length, 24-00 inches.) GEEAT BLUE HEEON. {Length, 4J-00 inches.) FORM AND HABIT: THE WING. 19 birds, important relation between form and terrestrial species rely on their dull, protectivecovering to escape observation, taking wing only whendanger is so near that it is necessary for them to getunder way at once. Consequently, Quail, Partridges,and Grouse, much to the amateur sportsmans discom-fiture, spring from the ground as though thrown froma catapult, and reach their highest speed within a fewyards of the starting point, while the Albatross is obligedto face the wind and run some distance over the groundor water before slowly hfting itself into the air. There,however, it can remain for hours or even days withoutonce alighting. The Frigate Bird, or Man-o-War Bird, has a bodyscarcely larger than that of a chicken, but its tail is onefoot and a half in length, and its
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