CLASS AVES 



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fitted for tearing flesh (e}\ the pelicans (g) and skimmers (i) 

 scoop up fishes and other animals from the water; and the avocet 

 Qi) uses its long, curved bill like a scythe, swinging it from side 



FIG. 506. The most important forms of birds' feet, a, clinging foot of 

 a swift, Cypselus ; b, climbing foot of woodpecker, Picus ; c, scratching foot 

 of pheasant, Phasianus ; d, perching foot of ouzel, Turdus ; e, foot of king- 

 fisher, Alcedo; f, seizing foot of falcon, Falco; g, wading foot of stork, Myc- 

 teria; h, running foot of ostrich, Struthio; i, swimming foot of duck, Mergus; 

 k, wading foot of avocet, Recurvirostra; I, diving foot of grebe, Podicepes; 

 m, wading foot of coot, Fulica; n, swimming foot of tropic-bird, Phaeton. 

 (From Sedgwick's Zoology: b, c, d, f, n, from regne animal.) 



