. 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. â ^ ' ^i 11 I:! i! '⺠54 I3T0G1UPIIY. it, and is hanging in heavy clusters, so as to give the fast-dying tree a venhue not its own. And, as the reader may observe, two more masses of fungus are projecting from the tree and extracting the life from its fibres. The Cole- Dlil AYliD ASH AND liUIl K. Just above the upper fung
. 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. â ^ ' ^i 11 I:! i! '⺠54 I3T0G1UPIIY. it, and is hanging in heavy clusters, so as to give the fast-dying tree a venhue not its own. And, as the reader may observe, two more masses of fungus are projecting from the tree and extracting the life from its fibres. The Cole- Dlil AYliD ASH AND liUIl K. Just above the upper fungus and on its right is a small door, with a hole near the top, and this little door has rather a curious history. In the spot where the door is showr there is a fungus, proving that the wood from which it has sprung was decayed. Now, Waterton had for some time Avanted the Cole-titmouse to breed in his park, and, in accordance with this notion, ]irovided it with a home. First, he separated an oblong piece of wood about an inch in thickness so as to lorni a door. Next, he cut away the soft decayed wood until he had formed a considerable cavity. He then. 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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