SNAKE-BIRD. This Bird was photographed in a river near Cochin, India.
SNAKE-BIRD, the name commonly given to this bird was derived from its long slender head and neck, which, its body being submerged as it swims, appears like a snake rising erect out of the water. Snake-birds bear a general resemblance both outwardly and in habits to Cormorants but are much more slender in form and have both neck and tail more elongated. The bill also, instead of being tipped with a maxillary hook, has its edges beset with serratures directed backwards, and is sharply pointed as well as in the attenuated neck, likening the Snake-birds to the Herons; but the latter do not generally transfix their prey as do the former.
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SNAKE-BIRD, the name commonly given to this bird was derived from its long slender head and neck, which, its body being submerged as it swims, appears like a snake rising erect out of the water. Snake-birds bear a general resemblance both outwardly and in habits to Cormorants but are much more slender in form and have both neck and tail more elongated. The bill also, instead of being tipped with a maxillary hook, has its edges beset with serratures directed backwards, and is sharply pointed as well as in the attenuated neck, likening the Snake-birds to the Herons; but the latter do not generally transfix their prey as do the former.
This photograph is protected by the U.S. Copyright Laws and shall not to be downloaded or reproduced by any means without the formal written permission of Hal Tyler Photography
SNAKE-BIRD. This Bird was photographed in a river near Cochin, India.
SNAKE-BIRD, the name commonly given to this bird was derived from its long slender head and neck, which, its body being submerged as it swims, appears like a snake rising erect out of the water. Snake-birds bear a general resemblance both outwardly and in habits to Cormorants but are much more slender in form and have both neck and tail more elongated. The bill also, instead of being tipped with a maxillary hook, has its edges beset with serratures directed backwards, and is sharply pointed as well as in the attenuated neck, likening the Snake-birds to the Herons; but the latter do not generally transfix their prey as do the former.
This photograph is protected by the U.S. Copyright Laws and shall not to be downloaded or reproduced by any means without the formal written permission of Hal Tyler Photography
SNAKE-BIRD, the name commonly given to this bird was derived from its long slender head and neck, which, its body being submerged as it swims, appears like a snake rising erect out of the water. Snake-birds bear a general resemblance both outwardly and in habits to Cormorants but are much more slender in form and have both neck and tail more elongated. The bill also, instead of being tipped with a maxillary hook, has its edges beset with serratures directed backwards, and is sharply pointed as well as in the attenuated neck, likening the Snake-birds to the Herons; but the latter do not generally transfix their prey as do the former.
This photograph is protected by the U.S. Copyright Laws and shall not to be downloaded or reproduced by any means without the formal written permission of Hal Tyler Photography
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