. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . etting their plu^mage, they are enabled to wade deep in the wa-ter, where they Hand motionlefs awaiting the ap-proach of the unfufpe£ling finny tribes, and themoment thefe are within reach, they ftrike themwith their bill, admirably formed for the purpofe,with the rapidity of a dart. Their body is flender,and covered with a very thin fkin; their wings,which are very large and ftrong, contain twenty-fourquills; and their tails are Ihort. They live moftlyin lakes and fens upon water animals j they alfo oc-cafionally eat grain and herbag
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . etting their plu^mage, they are enabled to wade deep in the wa-ter, where they Hand motionlefs awaiting the ap-proach of the unfufpe£ling finny tribes, and themoment thefe are within reach, they ftrike themwith their bill, admirably formed for the purpofe,with the rapidity of a dart. Their body is flender,and covered with a very thin fkin; their wings,which are very large and ftrong, contain twenty-fourquills; and their tails are Ihort. They live moftlyin lakes and fens upon water animals j they alfo oc-cafionally eat grain and herbage, and they buildtheir nefts chiefly upon the ground. Their flefhis favoury. The Crane differs from the Stork and the He--ron in the fmgular conformation of the windpipe,which entering far into the breaft bone, (whichhas a cavity to receive it) and being thrice refle£l-=ed, goes out again at the fame hole, and fo turnsdown to the lungs. * It differs from them alfo infome other particulars, both internally and externpally. ^ Willoughbyc BRITISH BIRDS. 29. \^ H
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