. The story of the birds; . AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIRD. 229 rear toe and claw are as long as the inner toe and itsclaw. Then it is one of the Passeres. (46) If leg round in rear and hind claw never ex-ceedingly long and straight^ it is one of the Clama- TORES. (47) If the shank is sharp in the rear, or if roundwith the rear claw long and straight, it is one of the The highest type of passerine foot, showingunbroken rear side plate, forming the sharpedge of oscine shank. CHAPTEK XXXII. ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BIRD. The brief Story of the Birds is done. You knowa little of their structu
. The story of the birds; . AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIRD. 229 rear toe and claw are as long as the inner toe and itsclaw. Then it is one of the Passeres. (46) If leg round in rear and hind claw never ex-ceedingly long and straight^ it is one of the Clama- TORES. (47) If the shank is sharp in the rear, or if roundwith the rear claw long and straight, it is one of the The highest type of passerine foot, showingunbroken rear side plate, forming the sharpedge of oscine shank. CHAPTEK XXXII. ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BIRD. The brief Story of the Birds is done. You knowa little of their structure, their history, their pedi-grees, costumes, customs, and their general develop-ment as science sees it now. But to know the aimsand purposes of the individual bird when you meet it—the acquaintance with the bird itself—this, unlikethe kingdom of heaven, cometh only with much ob-servation. It is not meant that you need know the name,though that is better for the purpose of comparingnotes and reading bird literature. Some of the bestof observers, so far as their own pleasure was con-cerned, have had names of their own for the species;but so closely had they noted every feature of color,song, haunt, and habit, that no field ornithologistwould have much difficulty in knowing the bird fromtheir name or description. Not every one has opportunities for obsejvmg thebi
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