. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. ' â ' -ic â-â - Hen and Chickena. about Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, towards the Ohio and Mississippi. The march was usually performed on foot in large flocks, the birds seldom using their wings except when attacked, or in order to cross a river. The powerful birds can easily cross a river of a mile in breadth, but the weaker frequently fall into the water, and then paddle to shore with some ra- pidity. This migration
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. ' â ' -ic â-â - Hen and Chickena. about Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, towards the Ohio and Mississippi. The march was usually performed on foot in large flocks, the birds seldom using their wings except when attacked, or in order to cross a river. The powerful birds can easily cross a river of a mile in breadth, but the weaker frequently fall into the water, and then paddle to shore with some ra- pidity. This migration was performed about the end of October. Audu- bon, in his splendid work on the American Ornithology, gives the following account of the ingenious way in which the turkeys escape the insidious attacks of their enemies. "These birds are guardians of each other, and the first who sees a hawk or eagle gives a note of alarm, on which all within hearing lie close to the ground. As. Wild 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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