BIRDS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS

Duration: 11 min

Year Published: 1961

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Shows characteristics which differentiate birds from the other groups of vertebrates, and describes features which all birds have in common — feathers, wings and legs, warm-bloodedness, and beaks. Discusses adaptations and special characteristics of several kinds of familiar birds. Slow-motion photography shows the details of a bird's flight.

Complete Record: Source: Coronet Interest level: el-jh-sh Guide: Guide Price: b&w $60, color $110 Format: sd b&w or color Catalog numbers: LC card Fi 61-401A

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)