336 The Bird 



itself and start off in a fresh direction. The tinamou, 

 when launched on the atmosphere, is at the mercy of 



FIG. 267. Feathers of Ostrich and Condor. 



chance; nevertheless, had this incident been related to 

 me by a stranger, I should not have recorded it." 

 So in this bird we have a most rare and suggestive 



