The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . d composed, as in the Orycterope, of small vertical tubes. Their fore-feet have a membrane which not only connects the toes, but extends beyond the claws: in the hinder, the mem-brane reaches only to the base of the claws; two characters which, in addition to their flattened tail, indicate aquatic habits. Their tongue is to a certain extent double; one in the bill beset with villosities; and another at the base of the first, thicker, and furnished anteriorly
The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . d composed, as in the Orycterope, of small vertical tubes. Their fore-feet have a membrane which not only connects the toes, but extends beyond the claws: in the hinder, the mem-brane reaches only to the base of the claws; two characters which, in addition to their flattened tail, indicate aquatic habits. Their tongue is to a certain extent double; one in the bill beset with villosities; and another at the base of the first, thicker, and furnished anteriorly with two little fleshy points. The stomach is small, oblong, and has its outlet near the entrance ; ccecum small; and there are numerous sahent and parallel laminfe in the course of the intestines. The penis has only two tubercles. These animals inhabit the rivers and marshes of New Holland, and particularly the neighbourhood of Port species only are known, one with smooth and thin reddish fur ( Ilium.); the other with blackish-brown fur, flat, and somewhat frizzled. These are perhaps only varieties of Fi(j. 52 Ei-hidna
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