The Natural History of Birds
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The substance acted on is thus wrenched round at the same time that it is pressed by the cutting edges of the mandibles ; and every one who has attended to the subject, knows how very much a cutting operation is assisted by accompanying it with a wrenching one.
The muscles which move the mandibles are very powerful, and give that peculiar fulness which appears in all the cheeks of the tribe ; and the motion of the upper mandible, limited as it is in space, brings the whole of them into action. ...It is these compound motions of the working parts of animals, which enable them to act with so much less exertion than our mechanical contrivances ; and taking time and effect both into the estimate, there is no tool by means of which the shell of a hard nut could be broken, with- out the expending of far more than double the power P2 212 ACTION OF THE PARROT'S BILL.
which is expended by a parrot. The tongue is of considerable use in guiding the substance to the most effective part of the mandibles ; and even the motions of the neck are of service in breaking detached sub- stances, as well as in detaching fast ones.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The substance acted on is thus wrenched round at the same time that it is pressed by the cutting edges of the mandibles ; and every one who has attended to the subject, knows how very much a cutting operation is assisted by accompanying it with a wrenching one.
The muscles which move the mandibles are very powerful, and give that peculiar fulness which appears in all the cheeks of the tribe ; and the motion of the upper mandible, limited as it is in space, brings the whole of them into action. ...It is these compound motions of the working parts of animals, which enable them to act with so much less exertion than our mechanical contrivances ; and taking time and effect both into the estimate, there is no tool by means of which the shell of a hard nut could be broken, with- out the expending of far more than double the power P2 212 ACTION OF THE PARROT'S BILL.
which is expended by a parrot. The tongue is of considerable use in guiding the substance to the most effective part of the mandibles ; and even the motions of the neck are of service in breaking detached sub- stances, as well as in detaching fast ones.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Robert Mudie to read onlineMoreLess
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