. The bird. Birds. 316 ILLUSTKATIVE NOTES. obligingly supplied me with a number of pamphlets and curious memoirs from his private collection. Page 94. Buffon.—I think that now-a-dayswe too readily forget that this gi'eat generalizer has not the less received and recorded a number of very accurate observations furnished him by men of special vocations, officers of the royal hunt, gamekeepers, marines, and persons of every Page 9G. The Penguin.—The brother of the auk, but less de- graded ; he carries his wings like a veritable bird, though they are only membranes floating on an evoi
. The bird. Birds. 316 ILLUSTKATIVE NOTES. obligingly supplied me with a number of pamphlets and curious memoirs from his private collection. Page 94. Buffon.—I think that now-a-dayswe too readily forget that this gi'eat generalizer has not the less received and recorded a number of very accurate observations furnished him by men of special vocations, officers of the royal hunt, gamekeepers, marines, and persons of every Page 9G. The Penguin.—The brother of the auk, but less de- graded ; he carries his wings like a veritable bird, though they are only membranes floating on an evoided breast. The more rarified air of our northern pole, where he lives, has already expanded his lungs, and the breast-bone begins to project. The legs, less closely confined to the body, better maintain its equilibrium, and the port and attitude gain in confidence. There is here a notable difference between the analogous products of the two Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874; Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904. London ; New York : T. Nelson
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