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Page 17
... head under the wing ? Contrary to a common notion , birds rarely if ever sleep with the head under either wing . Many species do , however , place the bill among the the feathers between the body proper and the butt of the wing while ...
... head under the wing ? Contrary to a common notion , birds rarely if ever sleep with the head under either wing . Many species do , however , place the bill among the the feathers between the body proper and the butt of the wing while ...
Page 164
... head is illustrated in the common domestic fowl , which does not have its eyes co - ordinated as the human being does and which can see in two directions equally well but which makes quick , jerky movements of the head when running ...
... head is illustrated in the common domestic fowl , which does not have its eyes co - ordinated as the human being does and which can see in two directions equally well but which makes quick , jerky movements of the head when running ...
Page 264
... heads , although num- erous other tribes were given to the practice . The Catawbas , Choctaws , Natchez , Tonikas and several other Southeastern tribes , as well as the Karankawa on the coast of Texas , prac- ticed head - flattening to ...
... heads , although num- erous other tribes were given to the practice . The Catawbas , Choctaws , Natchez , Tonikas and several other Southeastern tribes , as well as the Karankawa on the coast of Texas , prac- ticed head - flattening to ...
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