Bird biology

What a fun way to go into depth about birds. Please visit the National Aviary of Pittsburg to find more ways to bring zoology into the classroom. They have a whole curriculum about birds! http://www.aviary.org/curric/beaks.htm# http://www.box.net/shared/3or4n5dxzd9vrvr7oma1 PRINTABLE parts of a bird book @ Little Wonders' Days

Illustrations of different bird bills - Robert Gillmor

You can tell what a bird's behaviour is like from observing its beak. Bird beaks are toothless but very strong and they do have tongues. Some birds have

Please start this bird anatomy series with post #403, March 10. Most birds are designed for flight and flying demands a rigid airframe. The bird's rib cage and backbone are fused together . . . only the neck, tail, and wings are flexible. The spine of mammals - human and quadruped - is supple. A bird's spine is rigid . . . if it were supple, the bird would lose control and could not fly. The bird's bones are hollow, light, and remarkably strong. For instance, a pelican weighs twenty pounds…

bird anatomy - Google Search

Razorbill buccal cavity schematic w lit

Illustrations of zoology: invertebrates & vertebrates EdinburghY.J. Pentland,1889. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24364515

National Geographic

Florence A. Merriam | Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners (1898)

Learn about the nation's fastest growing leisure sport.

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humming bird skeleton