The Apteryx, or, as the natives call it, the Kiwi, is a peculiar bird with hardly any trace of wings. Found in New Zealand, where it was formerly very common, though now it is seen more rarely, it has a very long beak with nostrils...
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What does a Bird sing about?
Whenever anybody sings naturally, it sings about its feelings. The birds only sing when they must-when their feelings find their way out somehow. The feelings that birds sing about are always happy feelings. When a bird is ill or miserable or unhappy it never sings....
Why have the eggs of birds so many colours?
A particular kind of bird always produces the same kind of colour in its eggs, first as it produces a particular kind of colour in its feathers. This is a result of the particular chemistry of the body of the bird. The difference in colour...
How can a bird fly though it is heavier than air?
Some force is produced which acts against gravitation and balances it when the bird maintains its level in the air, or more than balances it when the bird rises in the air. The necessary force is produced by burning the sugar in its muscles; in...
