. 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. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 443 webbed, the cheeks are furnished with large pouches, and the fore-feet look exactly as if they had six toes instead of five. It is rather prettily marked, the ground colour being grey, on which are bold black marks. In the young, the grey is lighter and the black darker than in the adult Orange {Gil/rus awromtiwn
. 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. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 443 webbed, the cheeks are furnished with large pouches, and the fore-feet look exactly as if they had six toes instead of five. It is rather prettily marked, the ground colour being grey, on which are bold black marks. In the young, the grey is lighter and the black darker than in the adult Orange {Gil/rus awromtiwn).—Those who have travelled in the West Indies say that the Orange cannot be appreciated unless eaten oH the tree, and that the best " China " Orange of our shops is but bad brown sugar and water to the Orange when fresh. The only drawback is, that the aromatic oil of the peel is so powerful that the lips are blistered, unless every particle of peel be removed. Otter {Pteromu/ra ScmbacMi).—The following account of this animal is given by Mr. 0. B. Brown ;—- "We frequently came up with parties of Otters, composed of from five to eight individuals, which tried to dispute the passage of the river with us. They used to approach the canoes, and all popping their heads out of water together, would snort and snarl as if trying to intimidate us. Seeing that our advance was not to be checked, they took long dives away, and quickly disappeared beyond a bend in the river, to be seen no more. They were of a brownish colour, with a. 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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