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Quotes from Instructions to Young Ornithologists — James Macdonald

1908–2002 Australia

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Horny projections which look more like teeth are found in the beaks of a special group of ducks represented in Britain by Goosander and Merganser, sometimes known as "sawbills". In these birds the beak is narrow and the "teeth" are used for gripping fish.

Instructions to Young Ornithologists (1959)

If you are fortunate to have the chance to examine a recently dead bird, even one brought home from the poulterer with plumage intact, spend a little time examining the feathers carefully and note down various points of interest.

Instructions to Young Ornithologists (1959)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Macdonald (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.