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Excerpt from Our Own Birds: A Familiar Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Before entering fully upon our subject, there are a few observations which it will be necessary for us to make, which cannot but be of use to the young student Of Ornithology. How wonderfully is the form of a bird adapted to the element in which it is designed to move! Ive perceive that the general outline of its body is boat shaped, as being most consistent with a rapid motion through the air. The skeleton is admirably formed, both as to strength and buoyancy, many of the larger bones being hol low, and filled' with air instead of marrow. In the development of the muscles, also, we see compact ness combined with prodig.ous force; and the struc ture of the wing at once commends itself to Our notice as a propelling, as well as a supporting power, peculiarly suited 00 the wants Of the bird; while the whole body is clothed with a covering which, for lightness, warmth, and beauty, could hardly be ex celled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
