. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe. Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. n TIIK 1' WORLD. tlioso ])ir(ls are distiiiouisliod by the very lon£>' claw of their hind toe, a structure which enables thein to run about with ease upon the snow. Aniono- the raptorial birds of the Arctic regions, the sea- eaud<! { nlhlcUht) holds a conspicaou< rank. At his a|)proach the into the air as soon as their piercing eye espies the universally dreaded tyrant, and thus escape ; while the f
. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe. Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. n TIIK 1' WORLD. tlioso ])ir(ls are distiiiouisliod by the very lon£>' claw of their hind toe, a structure which enables thein to run about with ease upon the snow. Aniono- the raptorial birds of the Arctic regions, the sea- eaud<! { nlhlcUht) holds a conspicaou< rank. At his a|)proach the into the air as soon as their piercing eye espies the universally dreaded tyrant, and thus escape ; while the former, blindly trusting to the element in which they are capable of finding a temporary refuge, allow him to approach, and then suddenly diving, fancy themselves in safety, while the eagle is only waiting f(tr the moment of their reappearance to repeat his attack, Twice or thrice they may possibly escape his claws by a rapid plunge, but wIumi for the fourth time they dive out of the Avater, and remain but one instant above the siu-face, that instant seals their doom. The sea-eagle is equally formidable to the denizens of the ocean, but sometimes too great a con- fidence in his strength leads to his destruction, for Kittlitz Avas informed by the inhabitants of Kamtschatka that, pouncing upon a dolphin, he is not seldom dragged down into the water by the diving cetacean in whose skin his talons remain k l"l^ i'-i u .. 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 Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880. London : Longmans, Green
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