. 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. 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
. 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. 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. 1 'i SLEEPINO PREPARIMG FOB SLEEP, repose, it would squat on the ground, so as to rest its stilt-like legs. But, in common with many other birds, it sleeps while. 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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