. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. 248 FIRST LESSONS IN ZOOLOGY the flat, lamellate bill of the ducks; they scoop up mud and water and strain their food from it. Note the firm, chisel-like bill (fiy. 201) of the woodpeckers ; they bore into hard wood for insects. Note the peculiarly crossed mandibles of the cross-bills; they tear open pine cones for seeds. Note the long, sharp, slender bill of the hum-. â <«6 m Fig. 202.âScreech-owl, Mcgascops asio. (Photograph hy A. L. Princeton; permission of IVIacmillan Co.) ming-birds; the}' get insects from the bottom of flower- cups. Note the bill
. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. 248 FIRST LESSONS IN ZOOLOGY the flat, lamellate bill of the ducks; they scoop up mud and water and strain their food from it. Note the firm, chisel-like bill (fiy. 201) of the woodpeckers ; they bore into hard wood for insects. Note the peculiarly crossed mandibles of the cross-bills; they tear open pine cones for seeds. Note the long, sharp, slender bill of the hum-. â <«6 m Fig. 202.âScreech-owl, Mcgascops asio. (Photograph hy A. L. Princeton; permission of IVIacmillan Co.) ming-birds; the}' get insects from the bottom of flower- cups. Note the bill and foot of any bird }-ou examine, and see if you can recognize their special adaptation to the habits of the bird. The most casual observation of birds reveals differences in the flight of different kinds so characteristic and dis- tinctive as to give much aid in determining the identit)' of birds in nature. Note the flight of the woodpeckers; it identifies them unmistakabl}- in the air. Note the. 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. New York, H. Holt and Company
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