BIRDS OF THE SEACOAST

Duration: 15 min

Year Published: 1931

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc

Format: 16mm

Description: Long wings and webbed feet of water birds are shown as well as their food pouches and bills which are especially adapted to their habits in procuring food. Shows young gulls hatching; also terns' black skimmers' nests and digging of hiding holes for the young. Colonies of murres, nesting grounds of cormorants and the brown pelican's bill pouch are also shown.

Complete Record: Dewey number: 598.2 Audience level: jh-sh Guide Format/cost: 16-sl-$24 Distributors / rental: Boston University; Bucknell University; University of California $1; University of Connecticut $1; Dudley Visual Education Service

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946