Living Bird

Shows a variety of characteristics and behaviors of birds. Presents their powers of flight and uses animation to compare birds' metabolism with that of man. Examines their senses of sight, smell, hearing, and their adaptations of bills to the types of food they eat. Illustrates courtship of birds by picturing the drumming of ruffed grouse and the dance of prairie chicken. Pictures nest building, incubation, and the role of the egg tooth in hatching. Concludes by presenting the parasitic nesting habits of the cowbird., Shows a variety of characteristics and behaviors of birds. Presents their powers of flight and uses animation to compare birds' metabolism with that of man. Examines their senses of sight, smell, hearing, and their adaptations of bills to the types of food they eat. Illustrates courtship of birds by picturing the drumming of ruffed grouse and the dance of prairie chicken. Pictures nest building, incubation, and the role of the egg tooth in hatching. Concludes by presenting the parasitic nesting habits of the cowbird.