From St. Nicholas magazine, 1910.

From International Studio, 1920.

From Punch magazine, 1866.

From When Life is Young by Mary Elizabeth Dodge, 1894.  This should also be of interest: How to Believe in Your Elf.

From Punch magazine, 1866.

She's captivated by the representation, even as swans are swimming right behind her.  We don't even know if that's the point of this image from The Eastern Wonderland by D. C. Angus, 1882.  Spoiler: the swans behind her are representations, too!

The text reads, "Soph[omore].  He thinks himself a bird.  But --- he is."  From The Chsite yearbook of Carey High School, 1920.  See How to Hoodoo Hack a Yearbook.

Here's a bird singing a dirge, from Krag and Johnny Bear by Ernest Thompson Seton, 1902.

Here's a vulture with his leg in a sling, from St. Nicholas magazine, 1877.

From The Oxford Thackeray.

From Stories in Rhyme for Holiday Time, written by Edward Jewitt Wheeler and illustrated by Walter Satterlee, 1884.