. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. TOl'-KNii-l' l'\aVX)S.—,hommui nuliUrttcKs. Stdl, that the sense of sight is the principal elcineiit, cannot, I think, be denied. For 111 traniiiig a bird, the instrui.'tors always take it by degrees to various distances, beginning with liall-a-niile or so, and ending with sixty or seventy miles in the case of really good hirds, which will travel from London to Manchester in' four hnms and a half In foggy weather the liinis are often , even though they have to puss over short distances
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. TOl'-KNii-l' l'\aVX)S.—,hommui nuliUrttcKs. Stdl, that the sense of sight is the principal elcineiit, cannot, I think, be denied. For 111 traniiiig a bird, the instrui.'tors always take it by degrees to various distances, beginning with liall-a-niile or so, and ending with sixty or seventy miles in the case of really good hirds, which will travel from London to Manchester in' four hnms and a half In foggy weather the liinis are often , even though they have to puss over short distances, and a heavy fall of snow has obliterated tlieir"^ landmarks and the country an iinirunii whiter coating, they are sadly troul)Ied in finding their way home. The fimey Carrier Pigeini, with the huge Wiittles im the l>cak, is said to be no very good messenger, the trainers preferring ihe iirlgiini liinl, with its short beak, round head,'aiid broad .shoulders! It IS a cm'ious, but a wtJl ascortainod fid, ilmt the accuracy of Pigeon flight dei)eiids imichnnthe ])oints of the conipuss, ;iltli(.ugh each individual'bird may have a different nhosvncracy in this resjiect. Some birds, for e\-ample, alwavs tlv best in a line nearly north and south, while others ]irei'er east and west as their lini' of lligbt. This remarkable jiroiMMisity seems to indieolo tlud (lie birds are mneh iiillueiH'ed bv the electric or magnetic currents continually traversing tin' earth. When starting from a distance to reaidrtheir liome, these Pigeons rise to a great ludglit, generally' hover about for a while in an. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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