. Animal locomotion, or Walking, swimming, and flying, with a dissertation on aëronautics. Animal locomotion; Aeronautics. yiG. 44.—The Turtle {Chelonia imbricaia)^ adapted for swimming? and diving, the extremities being- relatively larger than in the seal, sea-bear, and wal- rus. The anterior extremities have a thick anterior margin and a thin posterior one, and in this respect resemble wings. Compare with figs. 36 and 37, pp. T4 and 76.—Original. quaint animal move alternately, and tilt or partially rotate during their action, as in the sea-bear and walrus, the posterior. Fig. 45. —The Crest
. Animal locomotion, or Walking, swimming, and flying, with a dissertation on aëronautics. Animal locomotion; Aeronautics. yiG. 44.—The Turtle {Chelonia imbricaia)^ adapted for swimming? and diving, the extremities being- relatively larger than in the seal, sea-bear, and wal- rus. The anterior extremities have a thick anterior margin and a thin posterior one, and in this respect resemble wings. Compare with figs. 36 and 37, pp. T4 and 76.—Original. quaint animal move alternately, and tilt or partially rotate during their action, as in the sea-bear and walrus, the posterior. Fig. 45. —The Crested Newt (Triton , Laur.) In the newt a tail is superadded to the extremities, the tail and the extremities both acting in swimming. —Ori'jinal. extremities likewise move by turns. As, moreover, the right anterior and left posterior extremities move together, and re- ciprocate with the left anterior and right posterior ones, the creature has the appearance of walking in the water (fig. 44).. 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 Pettigrew, James Bell, 1834-1908. New York, D. Appleton & company
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