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Title: Elements of biology; a practical text-book correlating botany, zoology, and human physiology
Identifier: elementsofbiolog00hunt (find matches)
Year: (c1907) ((c10s)
Authors: Hunter, George William, 1873-1948
Subjects: Biology
Publisher: New York, American book company
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306 ZOOLOGY ?. i. ago, two fossil skeletons were found in Europe of a birdlike creature which had wings and feathers, and also teeth and a lizardlike tail. From these fossil remains and certain structures (as scales) and habits (as the egg-
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Common tern (Sterna hirundo) and young, showing nesting and feeding habits. From group at American Museum of Natural History. laying habits), naturalists have concluded that birds and reptiles in distant times were nearly related and that our existing birds probably developed from a reptilelike ancestor millions of years ago. Classification of Birds Division I. Ratitce. Running birds with no keeled breastbone. Examples, ostrich, cassowary. Division II. Carinatce. Birds with keeled breastbone. Order i. Passeres. Perching birds ; three toes in front, one behind. One half of the birds are included in this order. Examples, sparrow, thrush, swallow. Order ii. Gallince. Strong legs; feet adapted to perching. Beak stout. Examples, jungle fowl, grouse, quail, domestic fowl. Order hi. Raptores. Birds of prey. Hooked beak. Strong claws. Exam- ples, eagle, hawk, owl. Order iv. Grallatores. Waders, Long neck, beak, and legs. Examples, snipe, crane, heron.

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