. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. Wonders of the Bird World CHAPTER I WONDERFUL BIRDS :s*i'^^^. The Gold-crest {/\i!^ii/i<s rci^ii/ns). The Migration of a Gold-crest—Extinct Forms—The Archaeopteryx— The Phororachus—The Secretary Bird—The Seriama—Ratite or Struthious Birds—Kiwis—Rheas—The Hoatzin. I HAVE frequently been asked, "Which do you consider the most wonderful bird in the world ? " It is a difficult question to answer, and I always shirk the reply, for in my opinion every bird is wonderful, and the more we study their habits, and try to understand their inmost lives, thei
. Wonders of the bird world. Birds. Wonders of the Bird World CHAPTER I WONDERFUL BIRDS :s*i'^^^. The Gold-crest {/\i!^ii/i<s rci^ii/ns). The Migration of a Gold-crest—Extinct Forms—The Archaeopteryx— The Phororachus—The Secretary Bird—The Seriama—Ratite or Struthious Birds—Kiwis—Rheas—The Hoatzin. I HAVE frequently been asked, "Which do you consider the most wonderful bird in the world ? " It is a difficult question to answer, and I always shirk the reply, for in my opinion every bird is wonderful, and the more we study their habits, and try to understand their inmost lives, their thoughts, their instincts, the more wonderful do birds appear. I well remember a gentleman calling on me at the Natural History Museum in October 1897, bringing with him a small bird in a cage. It was a little Gold-crest {Regulus regulus), which had flown into the topmost car of. 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 Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909. New York, Frederick A. Stokes company
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