Yet, the long beak isn't the only interesting thing ... Being very straight-billed adds to the bird’s distinctive silhouette ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size—from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of ...

Hesperornis was a large flightless bird that swam in the oceans ... On the water, a long, slender neck gave Hesperornis a silhouette similar to a modern-day grebe. It probably fed and bred much ...