. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. TWO FAMOUS SWIMMERS. 159 quote what Elliott Coues says of it: " In general shape it is an equilateral pentagon, with one side inferior, horizontal, and straight across, and the other side on either hand irregular, owing to the shape of the nasal apertures, the two remaining sides com- ing together obliquely above to a median acute angle high above a line drawn across the tops of the nos- trils. It somewhat resembles the ace of ; In a word, this nose pad is a valve which closes over the no
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. TWO FAMOUS SWIMMERS. 159 quote what Elliott Coues says of it: " In general shape it is an equilateral pentagon, with one side inferior, horizontal, and straight across, and the other side on either hand irregular, owing to the shape of the nasal apertures, the two remaining sides com- ing together obliquely above to a median acute angle high above a line drawn across the tops of the nos- trils. It somewhat resembles the ace of ; In a word, this nose pad is a valve which closes over the nostrils and prevents the water from entering while the animal is diving or swimming. The otter in other respects is much like its congeners; the body is long and columnar, about two J. , J. xT_ i- J? The otter's webbed foot. teet or more from the tip 01 the nose to the root of the tail; the head is globose, the muzzle very obtuse, the eyes and ears are very small, the broad feet well furred and webbed, and the tail about a foot long and slightly flattened— i. e., elliptical in transverse section. The nest of the otter is built under some shelving rock or uprooted tree, and sometimes in the hollow of an old stump. The young are brought forth about the middle of April, and there are usually two, or rarely three, in a litter. The mother and young generally remain together through the summer and 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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