Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 469
Eagleand the Condor, and the different-sized owls,by and by. He wonders and laughs, too, atthe curious birds. Truly they are a funny lot.Some of them have fans that fold. Othershave veils, aprons, crowns, lappets, armor, andwhat not. The Toucan has such an absurd big bill. The BlackSkimmers flat… … Bat-parrakeets, that sleep with their heads hang-ing down. The Child wonders why the blooddoes nt run to their heads, and how the Um-brella-bird can see through the thick tangle ofhis head-covering. Almost all the CuriousBirds have funny attachments, something theydont seem to need—all except the…
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