Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 236
AN ii-IInI \ (i)ML\(; DOWN IO ITS NEsT;Il IILNG ON THE BRAKES. Virginia, the wings assume a remarkable posi-tion, apparently reaching out into the air aheadto grasp as firm a wing hold as possible on theair, and thus drive the body forward. … A YOUNG OSPREY SPREADING ITS WINGS IN A MENAC-ING WAY TO SCARE OFF AN INTRUDER. ing them in a menacing way as if to make itselfappear as formidable as possible, and thusfrighten away an intruder. A conmion broodinghen does much the same thing when she spreadsher wings and erects the body feathers,…
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