Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 532
at great speed, but have a peculiar rocking mo-tion from side to side, like a top-heavy omnibus,because, when each foot is lifted, it must beraised high in order to clear the ground. Thoughit has great speed on land, its movements areawkward, because it spends most of its time onthe water-plants to… … THE JACANAS FOOT.This has very long toes and toe-nails, so that the bird can pass over thewater on the leaves of aquatic plants. These leaves sink beneath thesurface, thus giving the impression of the bird walking on the water. victims, have long legs and claws, while thoselike falcons, which…
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