. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. DUCKBILLS. 57 about the size of a woodchuck, and which, in its struct- ure, resembles ./both the Rodents and the Marsupials. Its body is thin, legs short, and the tail is wanting. The Wombat feeds upon grass, and burrows in the ground. DUCKBILLS, OR MONOTREMES. These are animals which vary much from all other mammals, having their organic â structure in some re- spects much like that of Birds. They belong to Aus- tralia. One of the m
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. DUCKBILLS. 57 about the size of a woodchuck, and which, in its struct- ure, resembles ./both the Rodents and the Marsupials. Its body is thin, legs short, and the tail is wanting. The Wombat feeds upon grass, and burrows in the ground. DUCKBILLS, OR MONOTREMES. These are animals which vary much from all other mammals, having their organic â structure in some re- spects much like that of Birds. They belong to Aus- tralia. One of the most interesting kinds is called the. Fig. 101. âDuckbill, or Platypus. Duckbill, or sometimes Platypus. Its muzzle is flat and appears very much like that of a Duck, its legs short, feet webbed, and its body is covered with short brown fur. It is less than two feet long, lives about ponds and streams, and digs burrows in the banks. 8*. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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