. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 28e VEUTEBRATES. heap; and as they aje delicious eating, they are eagerly sought ; When the Brush Turkey is disturbed, it either runs through the tangled underwood with singular rapidity, or springs upon a low branch of some tree, and reaches the summit by a succession of leaps from branch to branch. This latter peculiarity renders it an easy prey to the sportsman. The Ptarmigan. â The legs and feet of the P
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 28e VEUTEBRATES. heap; and as they aje delicious eating, they are eagerly sought ; When the Brush Turkey is disturbed, it either runs through the tangled underwood with singular rapidity, or springs upon a low branch of some tree, and reaches the summit by a succession of leaps from branch to branch. This latter peculiarity renders it an easy prey to the sportsman. The Ptarmigan. â The legs and feet of the Ptarmigans are thickly covered with hair-like feathers, reaching as far as the claws. Their plumage bears a singular analogy to the fur of the ermine and some other quadrupeds, as it changes in winter from a rich tor- toise-shell color to a pure white. The common Ptarmigan inhabits the north- ern parts of Europe and America, and is also found in the north of Scotland, -=-^^as»â - ^ â »- principally among the mountains. The ' " ^^*«^ â color of the bird is so similar to that of the mossy and lichen-covered rock among which it dwells, that a whole covey easily eludes an un- practised eye. Enormous numbers of Ptarmigans are annually imported from the north of Europe, especially from Norway and Sweden, to the London market. One poulterer has purchased fifteen thou- sand of these birds; and twenty-four thuusand have been exported in one ship from one place. Like that of the. grouse, the Ptarmigan's nest is a loosely- constructed heap of twigs and grass, and contains from ten to fourteen eggs, of a reddish white spotted with brown. ORDER V. â RUNNERS. To this order belong those birds with very long legs, which, though they have strong wings, yet are incapable of flight, though they run with great rapidity. The Ostrich is an inhabitant of Africa and Arabia. Its beak is of a conical shape, its legs long and naked. it has only. Please note that these images are extract
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