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Identifier: bookofbirdscommo00hens (find matches)
Title: The book of birds; common birds of town and country and American game birds
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 National Geographic Society (U.S.) Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927 Kennard, Frederic Hedge, 1865- Cooke, Wells Woodbridge, 1858-1916 Shiras, George, 1859-1942
Subjects: Birds -- United States
Publisher: Washington, D.C., National geographic society

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d displays superb powers of flightwhich even the eagle cannot surpass, and nosmall part of its time is spent in the upper air,descrilnng great circles on motionless wings aSif for the mere pleasure of flight. Let anotherbuzzard, however, discover a carcass, and themovements of our aeronaut as he hastens tothe feast are at once noted by his next neigh-bor, and his by a third, till the carrion feedersof a wide territory are assembled. Sight andnot smell, then, is depended on by the buzzardto guide him to his food. Thougii of greatstrength and provided with a formidable bill,the buzzard rarely, if ever, attacks living ani-mals, unless they are disabled, but dependsupon death to provide for his wants. No doubthis ability to fast is as great as his capacityfor gorging himself when occasion offers, andhe must often go for days without food. Asa scavenger the buzzard does good service andshould continue to enjoy the protection whichis at present accorded it in nearly every Stateof the Union.
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IMiotoRr.Tiili liy .\rtluir V,. M.nycr HUSBAND AND WIFE The magnificent plumage of the peacock belongs only to the male, and it may be noticedthat the female to the left of the picture is far less handsome tlian her husband, who pre-sents us with a back view of iiis outstretched tail. These birds were once highly esteemedas food, and in the middle ages always figured at tlie most sumptutnis banquets, roasted,but in all the glory of their gaudy plumage. 69

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