Insects and bats have no feathers, and yet fly well.
The feathers and wings of birds are still drier and thinner leaves.
The puffin is most commonly taken for its feathers.
The former, for instance, has three instead of two toes on each foot, it has no apparent tail, its wings are far better developed, and when folded cover the body, and its head and neck are clothed with feathers, while internal distinctions of still deeper significance have since been 1 What prompted his bestowal of this name, so well known in classical mythology, is not apparent.
The two centre tail feathers attain a length of 34 in., and, being destitute of webs, have a thin wire-like appearance.