A Bird That Shaves

A Bird That Shaves

The Mo-Mo, is a beautifully plumaged bird found in Peru. It has long blue tail-feathers, which it regularly shaves in the following curious way: As soon as these feathers are about three inches in length the bird bites off the web on each side of the stem for about two inches, leaving a blue tuft at the end of each. Naturalists who have studied the habits of the Mo-Mo consider it the vainest member of the bird kingdom.