The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-16
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a In ouest Of knowledge Of the birds i
a vain 20 seek the ornithologist Valua-
ble al his work Is. for more tnAn lne
detaus ~ structure, description Of ha-
bits. Of nest building and other eAlef-
mails. But one who would become
aconalnted with birds must seek their
eor,ety and study their characteristics
nv means OF personal observation
Each bird. even Of kind mas an
original biography Of ~ oTn' "hien =
pecullar to lt: so each bird lover mas
4 somewhat different Yale p tell.
Everything about bird e Of Interest
even the peculiarity Of ils structure.
The bones are elastic. the hollo"s h'ie"
Win air instead OF marrow. and the
hone itself fun Of air cells, connected
win one another and with the ienss
nv minute tubes The gull ieA'n''7
have air tubes also.
For birds much upon the wing spy
c,ai proylslon Is made. as In tne case q
+ha frlrate bird. which has air pouches
h.neath ne throat. from which Il can
foroe warm air between the SKIN ai''
the nesh. and thus rest at ease a' o'@-
nlrds Win much soft down. ike
o,ls can not rs high: but those sup
rlisd vim more bone and wing, IKE
me eagle. can ny high and far.
slnrlnr birds have larger brains than
ao birds OF prey. and All birds nave
larger brains in proportion % their
bodies than man has IN proportion %
his body.
birds have wonderful eyes. with two
ordinary lids. and q supplementary one
within the others. which Is mem-
brnne for cleaning the eye The eyes
OF many birds are telescope, and sueh
birds In few moments can change the
ewes from telescopes TO microscopes
aud back again. A kesirel when high
IN tho air. can sight a field mouse,
which is nearly the color OF the soil
birds respiration is very rapid
A man who should inhale an equal
ouaniity of air az enc breath would be
suIocaiei. Supplied constantly with
no much fresh air the muscles are al
most lnexhausiible. Michelet Is prob
ably correct in saying that some birds
sweep the afr Eve o. six times faster
than the most rapid railway train can
move outstrippIng the hurricane and
with no rival but the lightning
But the loc0m0tlon OF birds Is not
confined TO dying. They stand high
est among animals for variety Of move
ment They walk. run. hop, wade
swim. dive. dance and ~.
As among men. there are classes IN
birddom- artisan. woodpeckers, musi-
cai thrushes. frivolous warblers, crim-
inai COWS and martial birds which
keep IN subsection the inferior animals,
preventing a plague Of flies and other
insects. The smallest bird. such as
the hummlng-bird. IS often tho best
warrior Birds have trades. too, some
are taiiors. some architects. sOme min
ers and some weavers. They some
times act as surgeons. one was seen to
bind up a lame foot IN wet clay. Some
inssct-eatug birds when sick. cure
themselves by eating certain kinds o.
SEED.
Tho habits of birds are regular as re-
CARDS eating Steering aud rising.
Birds dream and snore. and have been
seen to sleep with one eye open. They
are very industrious. but love 20 play
games. and have a sense Of humor.
But thc voice of the bird Is the most
remarkable thing about it Science de-
claros that an voice sounds are made
by tqo e.sstlc bands or cushions. CALI
ed vocal chords. stretched across the
end oi the tube or wlndplpe through
which ihe breath comes As the air Is
sent through them they are frightened
or ioosened AZ wiz. and so they are
made io vlbrate quickly OF slowly. thus
causing sound waves OF different