. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. Fig. 40. — Tail of Barn Swallow. Fig. 41.— Tail of Dove. heights. The outspread wings and tail keep them up for hours with little effort on their part. It is much harder for a bird to start to fly than to go on, unless in a strong wind. Why this is so, it would be hard for you to understand. Some birds, like the Albatross, can remain on the wdng for days, but if caught and placed on the deck of a steamer, they cannot rise and fly off. On the ocean they run a long distance, flapping the water and getting under way, a
. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. Fig. 40. — Tail of Barn Swallow. Fig. 41.— Tail of Dove. heights. The outspread wings and tail keep them up for hours with little effort on their part. It is much harder for a bird to start to fly than to go on, unless in a strong wind. Why this is so, it would be hard for you to understand. Some birds, like the Albatross, can remain on the wdng for days, but if caught and placed on the deck of a steamer, they cannot rise and fly off. On the ocean they run a long distance, flapping the water and getting under way, as it is called, before they can rise into the 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 Stickney, J. H. (Jenny H. ), b. 1840; Hoffmann, Ralph, b. 1870; Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. Boston : Ginn
Size: 1364px × 1831px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhoffmann, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookyear1898
