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Identifier: littlefolksinfea00mill (find matches)
Title: Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: (Miller, Harriet (Mann) Mrs.), 1831- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Dustin, Gilman & co. Cincinnati, Ohio, Queen city publishing co. (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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cy of the winds and waves — a funny little feather ball. He cant sink, and he cant get wet, for his feathers are soclose together and so oily, that water cant get through them. Sailors ought to like him, for he is not fond of the land, and isas awkward a walker on shore, as sailors themselves. Indeed, hescarcely ever comes on shore. Mamma Petrel comes on shore to make her nest, and a drolllittle home she makes, if she cant find a cozy nook in a rock.Hunting up a sandy beach, she digs a little cave about a foot deep,and there she lays her egg, and brings up her little fuzzy, whitebaby. She spends the whole day off on the ocean, and only comeshome at night to feed the baby, which seems too bad of the littlemother. Another odd thing about this sea bird, it has no hind toe. IN FEATHERS AND FUR. 81 Look at the picture, and youll see. You know land birds have atoe sticking out behind, that holds them so nicely on to twigs andbranches. But I dont suppose Mr. Petrel ever tried to light on a
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twig, and I dare say hed be perfectly amazed to make the acquaint-ance of land birds, who live among the trees, and never go nearthe ocean.6 82 LITTLE FOLKS He has no time to make acquaintances, however; hes too busy,and cant bear to stay away from his ocean home. But I forgot to tell you how he is made into a candle. Youmust know hes very fond of grease and fat to eat—like some boysand girls I have seen. Hell follow whaling ships to pick up anything thats thrown overboard. And as soon as a whale is killed,and the sailors begin to cut it up, hes there to snatch every bit. Sometimes there are thousands of the greedy little fellowsaround. And now hear what becomes of greedy creatures who eatnothing but grease. They grow so fat that they are very valuableto the poor islanders in those cold countries. So, no sooner dothey make their nests, and prepare to bring up the one baby Petreleach, than these men hunt them up, steal their eggs to eat, andcarry off and kill the fat fathers and moth

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