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But having a beak longer than your body does have its drawbacks.
不過，喙比身體長也是有缺點的。
For a start, it's tricky to keep it clean.
首先，想保持干凈就有點難度。
Harder still, how do you preen your body feathers?
更麻煩的是要如何整理羽毛呢？
Unlike the other hummers, swordbills can't reach their feathers with their beak.
不像其它蜂鳥，刀嘴蜂鳥的喙夠不到身上的羽毛。
The only option, a good old scratch.
唯一的辦法就是用爪子撓。
It's a little unrefined...
雖然不太優雅...
but a small price to pay for an exclusive food supply...
但這是獨享食物要付出的一點小代價...
especially when feeding times are only too frequently interrupted by storms.
尤其是進食時間經常被暴雨天氣打斷的時候。
