Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-28

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horses or fur like a bear
Ny order Ia galllnaceous. from a
Latin word. meaning hen. and oui
order Ia sometimes called rasores. al
30 from tho Latin. because We scratch
for living We practice The strenu
Gus liie' which others preach
Ny family Il large ono. tho Phasi
anldae which includes most ~ the
domestic fowls and also pheasants
grouse aud quall-nearly 100 species
IN all
You notice that have some Jaw.
breaking words IN my scientific roc
ord but my laws are called mandl.
birs from Latin word that means
70 chew the upper and lower mandi-
bles forming my bill
The whole opening OF my mouth 81
called my cape tbroad a. pleaseJ and
sometimes tho rictus. but that word
should always be- restricted 20 the
back corner Of my mouth
You must have noticed how boautl.
fully ny neck IN waited That word
waffle IL Old English and means a
bag. The other name FOR my wattles
caruncle. comes from tho Latin and
means flesh
90 bareheaded but wear a groat
many feathers from my neck down 10
ny tlbla Every body's leg below ,he
knee GncludIug yours aid m,uol Las
two bones. Of which one IL the tibla
My tlbla Is fcathorcd Below that
IL The tarsus Greek heel in yerte
BATES. the Joint that bends back
while tho knee Joint bends forward.
and this tarsus Is bare OF feathers
but covered with big scales wouldn't
dare pronounce all the long words
that 90 with this part of my anatomy
but IL may be- interesting for YOU Ia
80 turkcy.hunting IN the dictionary
FOR "sculated" and related words
Look for "drumstick" and see why II
Ia called "tlbio tarsus"
Ny wings have three Joints. too.
Just like your arms Tho first Joint
"a called my plnion. while yours IL
hand but tho second and third Joints
are foro arm and upper arm. the
same as yours My thumb projects
from my fore arm. OF course
While on my feet and legs Id bot
ter tell you something % my toes. OF
which | have four. besides tho spur
this lastnhmed weapon being merci
fully denied TO the females Of our fam.
lily Ny FIRST toe grows out In seem.
ingly awkward way behind the spread
~ my foot, but II Ia really conye.
nlence when want 10 clutch any
thing. as. for instance, the branch ~
the tree where I generally rnost This
toe IN two-Ioluted and called the hal
lux The second toe. the inner front
one. In three jointed; the third or mid.
die one has four joints. aud the fourth
or outer one has Ave Joints
Now when you prepare mo for the
oven don't throw away my lower legs
and feet but clean them thoroughly
with "a brush and warm water. To
which you have added q piuch ~ soda
Lay In cold water after "A generous
rinsing and when you start the IRE
To roast my carcass pat my legs the
tarsus cnly) and feet into basin.
cover wit5 cold water and let them
sit whore they viii simmer until the
roast vs. done when you have a ioun
dalton or stock for the most delicious
broth ! could tell You how the chick.
'n souo trade began with q poor WON.
an who utilized what the marketmen
threw away. only 10 buy back from
her tn tho form OF bowl OF steamIng
hot soup. for which they each paid
her n dime and she became rich from
this humble beginning
My "giblets' too heart liver and
gizzardl. are used by the thrifty
housewife. who chops them fine after
cooking them in the dripping pan With
the bird and then adds them 10 the
already rich gravy for home con.
sumption"
My gizzard is sort OF mill where
my food ia crushed being the second
or true stomach. after being soitened
ia the first one. the crop" In the
lower part OF tho neck
Ny wishbone has n longer name.
lurculum from the Latin word that
means fork The meaning is obvious.
Az to my plumago. FIRST are the
contour feathers" These give out.
line. color and are the ornamental ap
pendagcs. These feathers are moved
by muscles which are located under
the skin, give me +. chance 10 spread
myself by brushing the ground with
my wings. erecting my body and tail
feathers until seem twice my usual
size while strutting about and utter.
Ing my "gobble That word. By the |
way. Is Old English.
Under my contour feathers are the /
'downy" ones. or those whose bar.
hules do not interlock to give them
frmness
The "coverts," from the French TO |
hide" are the small feathers which .
cover the bases OF the stems OF the
larger ones. as on the wings and tail. I
he undcr-tail coverts forming the
;rissum
Tho TAN feathers are the re,rlces
form OF the Latin word for
governor, as these feathers perform
hat Office. acting as a guide. rudder.
n governor when am In flight