Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 770
drawnup close to the body while the bird is flying. As for, otherwise, a bird would be unable to fly. Thefeathers of a bird answer to all these needs, and areso placed upon the body that they form a smoothsurface which does not catch against the air whenthe bird is passing through it. In its rapid… … the neck is long and very flexible, the body doesnot need to be pliant, as with most creatures havingbackbones; but it is important that the wingsshould have a firm support, so the bones of theback are united. The body of a bird must also bewell protected from the cold; for, as it ascends…
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