. The bird, its form and function . Fig. 159 Fig. IfiO Fig. 159.—Photograph of living Woodcock with bill closed. Fig. 160—Same with bill open, showing mobility of upper mandible. The birdis thus enabled to feel about and .seize the earthworms deep down in the mud. Thus ends our brief surve} of the five senses; that ofsmell taking note of minute particles of matter diffusedin the air; sight and hearing depending on vibrations ofthe atmosphere; the sense of taste detecting matter whichis dissolved in water, and that of feeling making the birdcognizant of the qualities of bodies by actual contact

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. The bird, its form and function . Fig. 159 Fig. IfiO Fig. 159.—Photograph of living Woodcock with bill closed. Fig. 160—Same with bill open, showing mobility of upper mandible. The birdis thus enabled to feel about and .seize the earthworms deep down in the mud. Thus ends our brief surve} of the five senses; that ofsmell taking note of minute particles of matter diffusedin the air; sight and hearing depending on vibrations ofthe atmosphere; the sense of taste detecting matter whichis dissolved in water, and that of feeling making the birdcognizant of the qualities of bodies by actual contact.

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