Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 188
THE PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Sometimes called grass-snipe. I9°3- NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 175 PARTRIDGE FEATHERS. HONESDALE, PA. Dear St. Nicholas : We had a partridge the otherday, and I noticed that every feather is double. I willinclose a few to show you what I mean. Is that thecase with… … THE DOUBLE PARTRIDGE FEATHERS. The double feather has nothing to dowith climate. It is found well developed inparts of the plumage of certain groups of birds,and is entirely lacking in others. Properlyspeaking, the smaller feather is a regular partof the complete feather, known as the after-shaft.…
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