WHAT IS A BIRD?
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Series: Biology Series
Duration: 16 min
Year Published: 1962
Format: 16mm
Color: B&W
Sound: Sound
Description: Develops the relationship of the bird to reptiles, telling the gradual evolution of the bird as we know it today. Illustrates the principal characteristics of birds with material from many parts of the world, dramatizing such aspects of bird behavior as nesting care of the young, migration, etc. Shows experimental interference with bird migration. Stresses special adaptations of bill and feet
Complete Record: Series: Biology series Source: EBF Interest level: sh-c Guide: Guide Price: $90, rent $4.50; color $180; rent $6.50 Format: sd b&w
Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)
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Record added: 2026-07-06 16:24:03