. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. 408 EXPLANATORY INDEX. of sketches from them, some of which are here given to the reader. Judging from stuged specimens, the Mamingo seems to be rather an awkward bird, but in reality, it is peculiarly easy and graceful in its movements. The long neck can be twined and turned in all directions, very much like the coils of a serpent,. or the lit
. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. 408 EXPLANATORY INDEX. of sketches from them, some of which are here given to the reader. Judging from stuged specimens, the Mamingo seems to be rather an awkward bird, but in reality, it is peculiarly easy and graceful in its movements. The long neck can be twined and turned in all directions, very much like the coils of a serpent,. or the lithe proboscis of the elephant. Some of the curious attitudes which it assumes are shown in the illustrations. As may be seen by them, the legs, awkward as they may seem, are as much under command as the neck, and I have seen the Flamingo scratch its head with its claws as esisily as if it were a parrot or a canary. Any one who had not studied the living bird, would have thought that when it required. 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 ; New York : Macmillan
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