This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...S andbill Crane and Whooping Crane, the latter being one of the largest of the North American Birds. The Cranes are not such great water-birds as the Herons, which they outwardly resemble, although in structure and habits they are more closely related to the Rails just described. The Crane is omnivorous and feeds on ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...S andbill Crane and Whooping Crane, the latter being one of the largest of the North American Birds. The Cranes are not such great water-birds as the Herons, which they outwardly resemble, although in structure and habits they are more closely related to the Rails just described. The Crane is omnivorous and feeds on anything from seeds, roots and fish to snakes and lizards. When in the mating season, the birds go through a most extraordinary series of acrobatics, hopping about one another in a ludicrous manner. Charadriiformes, or Sea-Fow1l--Inc1uded in this order are those Birds which are known as Sea-Fowl, namely the Gulls, Terns, Auks, the Shore-Birds and also the Doves, Pigeons and the Dodo. The Gulls and the Terns resemble each other very closely and the Auk bears no resemblance to either of them. Superficially, the Auk resembles the Penguin which has already been described, in that it has short wings and three-toed feet. While the Gulls and Terns are found all along the coasts, the Auk is more closely con fined to the Northern Seas. The members of this order feed almost entirely on fish, the Gulls and Terns being great fliers and the Auk a good swimmer and diver. The Shore-Birds are characterized by their wading legs, and the few young which they produce are able to run about when hatched. The Plovers, Curlew and Snipe are the chief members of the order. The Curlew is a long-legged and long-billed bird and its bill is curved to an unusual degree. The Snipe somewhat resembles the Curlew but has a straight bill, while the Plover has a still shorter bill and long pointed wings. Pterocletes, or Sand Grouse.--This order comprises the Sand Grouse which is exclusively an Old World Bird and, as the name indicates, it lives on sandy stretches. In outward appea...
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