BAROMETER BIRDS.
Inn iln not (up (he barometer-bird; you just keep your eye on its tail. The I liarometer-bird" was discovered in this ;vay: On a recent visit-to Pemba Bav.Portnsuese East Africa, the captain of a Swedish vessel was attracted by (lie pretty antics of some small, gaudilycolored birds. They were sweet-voiced-had nice long, curving tail-feathers, and the captain made, a collection of them.
A few. weeks' experience n limit, how ever, showed that the little sonant?'had much more than their appearand 0,- voices to recommend them. They kept changing color, and as the shii) progressed north their beautiful tailfeathers came out. When the ship crossed the equator the birds became 1 sober black and mottled eolor. Rut they grew yellow in the sunshine, and turned dark at tile approach of foul weather.
It was observed, also, that the birds exercised some strange influence over tiie ship's eat. which ran in deadly fear from them.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 166, 7 August 1909, Page 4
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155BAROMETER BIRDS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 166, 7 August 1909, Page 4
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