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I would call attention to the long claw of the 

 lark, the use of which was, I believe, a puzzle to 



SNOW-SHOE. 



naturalists, until it was discovered that by its means 



FOOT OF PTARMIGAN. 



the bird was enabled to grasp and carry away its 

 eggs when any danger threatened their safety. 



