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and feed on Fishes, Mollusks, and Insects. Examples are 

 the Cormorants, Pelicans, and Gannets. 



4. Lamellirostres, or Ducks, have a heavy body, moder- 

 ate wings, short tail, flattened bill, covered by a soft skin, 



Fig. 311. —Wild Duck (Anas boschas). North America. 



with ridges along the edges. Diet more commonly vege- 

 tarian than animal. The majority inhabit fresh water — 

 as the Ducks, Geese, Swans, and Flamingoes. 



B. Terrestrial 

 Birds. — This group 

 exhibits great diver- 

 sity of structure ; but 

 all agree in being es- 

 pecially terrestrial in 

 habit, spending most 

 of the time on the 

 ground, not on trees 

 or the water, al- 

 though many of them 



fly and Swim Well. Fig. 312.— Sandpiper (Tringa hypoleuca). England. 



