. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. Marsupial order is represented in America by the Opossumfamily (12), of which the chief North American member is the Virginianspecies. It is long-haired, and has a bare, scaly, prehensile tail, by whichit can suspend itself monkey-like from a tree-branch. It is very voracious,eating both animal and vegetable food. We have not space to figure many of the Birds of North America
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. Marsupial order is represented in America by the Opossumfamily (12), of which the chief North American member is the Virginianspecies. It is long-haired, and has a bare, scaly, prehensile tail, by whichit can suspend itself monkey-like from a tree-branch. It is very voracious,eating both animal and vegetable food. We have not space to figure many of the Birds of North White-headed Sea-Eagle (25) is a very fine species, and is by nomeans the only bird of prey. The Mocking-birds (38) are exclusivelyAmerican, ranging over the whole continent. They may be said torepresent the Thrushes and Nightingales of the Old AVorld. Theirimitative powers are simply marvellous; an animal can scarcely be foundaround them whose voice _ able even among pigeons for - ---*>*-^ -^ ^ ^. -^ ..^^ ,i>. — their rapid and long-sus- ^^^^* tained flights. The wild Turkey (17) was formerly abundant in NewEngland, and still exists from South Carolina to Texas. The Cock of the S40 AMERICAN
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