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22                     Amazing Birds







            Birds are the beautiful creation of God. They have different colours and sizes.
            They have wings to fly. Some birds cannot fly due to their heavy weight.


            Pictures  and  brief  descriptions  of  a  few  birds  are  given  as  clues.
            Identify and name them with the help of the Clue Corner.


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                                                    These birds are great

              These birds are famous                swimmers. They can                This is the fastest flying
             for their keenest sense of             dive upto a depth of               bird which can dive on
                   smell and sight.                  1300 feet. They can              its prey at a speed of 180

               ____________________                 swim at a speed of 9                    miles per hour.
                                                        miles per hour.                ____________________

             4                                     ____________________              6
                                                 5











              This is the tallest flying                                              This is the smallest bird
              bird in the world with a               These birds are the                 on the earth with a
               height of almost 6 feet              heaviest flying birds              heartbeat of 1000 times

                which can fly easily.              with a body weight of              per minute. They can fly
               ____________________                approximately 19 kgs.                   backwards also.
                                                   ____________________                ____________________
            Clue Corner


             a)  Kori Bustard                     b)  Antarctic Penguin                    c)  Peregrine Falcon
             d)  Sarus Crane                      e)  Hummingbird                          f)  Turkey Vulture



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