. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. 'j head is not hidden under plumage of the shoulders, pretty nursery rhyme :— tho wing, but rests among tht Ho, wo must bid farewell to our "The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow. And what will poor Hobin do then, Poor thing ? He will sit in a barn To keep himself warm. And hide his head under his winj;, Poor thing
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. 'j head is not hidden under plumage of the shoulders, pretty nursery rhyme :— tho wing, but rests among tht Ho, wo must bid farewell to our "The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow. And what will poor Hobin do then, Poor thing ? He will sit in a barn To keep himself warm. And hide his head under his winj;, Poor thing I" During life the beak of tho Flamingo is pinkish yellow at the base, becoming black at +he tip. After death, however, although the tip retains its blackness, it loses its polish, and fades into dingy yellowish brown. Similarly, the legs, which are red in life, become brown at death, and the only mode of restoring these colours has beer, by employing paint, which has really a ghastly appearance I have not had the opportunity of treating the beak of a Flamingo as Waterton managed to colour the beak of a toucan, but I have little doubt that the process would be as effectual with one bird as it has been with the 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 Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. London : Macmillan
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