. Wilson's American ornithology : with notes by Jardine ; to which is added a synopsis of American birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson . er of the operation, ^l^^^.f^^^^ feet are no b^^^^^^^tifullv modelled. The thi-hs, instead of bemg clothed with finely lengthenedplumL, as in most of the other Falcons, and which, when ^^^^^^^^^ P/;^T^^^^f ^^^^encumbrance are covered with a thick downy plumage; the tarsi are short andvervTtrongThe toes have the same advantages ; and underneath, at the junction ofS S have a lar^^e protuberance, covered, as are t
. Wilson's American ornithology : with notes by Jardine ; to which is added a synopsis of American birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson . er of the operation, ^l^^^.f^^^^ feet are no b^^^^^^^tifullv modelled. The thi-hs, instead of bemg clothed with finely lengthenedplumL, as in most of the other Falcons, and which, when ^^^^^^^^^ P/;^T^^^^f ^^^^encumbrance are covered with a thick downy plumage; the tarsi are short andvervTtrongThe toes have the same advantages ; and underneath, at the junction ofS S have a lar^^e protuberance, covered, as are the other paHs of the so eSh a thck and stroif? array of hard jagged scales, which are sufficient by theou^hnes to prevent anv escape of their-slippery prey when it is once ^a-r y ckUched ;the claws are also very stron-, and hooked, and are round as a cylinder, bothabo^^e and beneath, which will ensure an piercing, or quick retraction from anvbody at Xh thev mav be struck. The outer toe is also capable o bemg turnedeither wly la most essential assistance in grasping. JJ^r^mg their prey theydo not appear to dive deep; indeed, their feet, by which alone it is taken, could.
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