. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 216 VEKTEBRATEB. the water below, and seldom fails of securing a fish in its ta' ma. It is very striking to see it, immediately after, shaking ofl 'he. The Osprey. water from its feathers, which rises up liktf a cloud of va^, and then the bird shapes its course to the neighboring woods. The Secretary Bird derives its name from the tufts of feathers at the back of its head, which bear a fanciful resemblance to pens stuc
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. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 216 VEKTEBRATEB. the water below, and seldom fails of securing a fish in its ta' ma. It is very striking to see it, immediately after, shaking ofl 'he. The Osprey. water from its feathers, which rises up liktf a cloud of va^, and then the bird shapes its course to the neighboring woods. The Secretary Bird derives its name from the tufts of feathers at the back of its head, which bear a fanciful resemblance to pens stuck behind the ear. This extraordinary bird, whose true position in ornithology has been such a stumbling-block to natu- ralists, inhabits South Africa, Senegambia, and the Philippine Islands. Probably a different species inhabits each of these countries. It feeds on snakes and other reptiles, of which it con- sumes an amazing number, and is on that account protected. When battling with a snake, it covers itself with one wing as with a shield, and with the other strikes at the reptile until it falls senseless, when a powerful blow from the beak splits open the snake's head, and the victim is speedily swallowed. The Common Buzzard is varied with brown and ferru- ginous color above, and with white and ferruginous beneath; the cere and legs are yellow, and the tail banded with brown. The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.