Feeding axd Protectiox of Youxg Birds. 95 



each olher at right angles, and suddenly missed it. 

 Upon a nearer approach, I was astonished to find 

 that it had plastered itself up against the stones 

 so cleverly, and liarnionised so closely in colora- 

 tion with them, that it was ditticult to detect only 

 a f e w pace s 

 away. .Vhhon^h 

 supporting its 

 weight on one 

 leg only, it never 

 moved a muscle 

 whilst its por- 

 trait was being 

 taken (see page 

 97) in its won- 

 derful hiding- 

 place. 



The young 

 of all species 

 that run or swim 

 about directly 

 the}' are hatched 

 are well su])- 

 p 1 i e d w i t h a 



warm coat of down, and so also are tlii)se ot 

 Eagles, Falcons, and Owls, although they remain 

 in their eyries lor a long while on account ol slow 

 development. On the other hand, young Cormorants 

 and Shaofs emersfe from the shell without a particle 

 of down upon them, and their little black, shiny 



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