Identifier: childrensownlibr10burd (find matches)
Title: Children's own library
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Burdick, J. Ellis (Jennie Ellis) Welsh, Charles, 1850-1914
Subjects:
Publisher: New York, National Library Co
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
MALE AND FEMALE CONDORS their wings, and by producing their young enclosed ineggs. The Lammergeyer, or Bearded Vulture, is commonin the Alps of Switzerland and Germany. It is said to 111
Text Appearing After Image:
THE TWO-TOED SLOTH. woods natural history 113 destroy the larger animals by watching until they arenear the brink of a precipice, and suddenly drivingthem over the rocks by an unexpected swoop. It isexceedingly bold, and shows but little fear of man. The name of Bearded Vulture is given to it onaccount of the long tuft of hairs with which eachnostril is clothed. The length of its body is about fourfeet, and the expanse of its wings from nine to ten. The Condor. These birds are distinguished by thewattles on their beaks, their naked necks, and the sizeof the nostrils. The third primary feather is thelongest. The Condor inhabits the Andes of South America. Itis a very large bird. The expanse-of wing is aboutnine or ten feet, and the length of the bird about threefeet. It is exceedingly strong and tenacious of life. The Vultures are carrion-devouring animals, and donot attack living animals. The neck of the Vulture isalmost naked, very slightly sprinkled with down. They display marvellou

Note About Images