. Comparative zoology, structural and systematic. For use in schools and colleges. Zoology. Fig. 300 Wild Duck {A'nas North America. 4. LamellirosU^es, or Ducks, lia\e a heavy body, mod- erate wings, short tail, flattened bill, covered by a soft skin, with ridges along the edges. Diet more commonly vegetarian than animal. The majority inhabit fresh wa- ter—as the Ducks, Geese, Swans, and Flamingoes. B. Terrestrial Birds. — This group exhibits great diversity of structure; but all agree in being especially terrestrial in habit, spending most of the time on the ground, not on trees or the wa- te
. Comparative zoology, structural and systematic. For use in schools and colleges. Zoology. Fig. 300 Wild Duck {A'nas North America. 4. LamellirosU^es, or Ducks, lia\e a heavy body, mod- erate wings, short tail, flattened bill, covered by a soft skin, with ridges along the edges. Diet more commonly vegetarian than animal. The majority inhabit fresh wa- ter—as the Ducks, Geese, Swans, and Flamingoes. B. Terrestrial Birds. — This group exhibits great diversity of structure; but all agree in being especially terrestrial in habit, spending most of the time on the ground, not on trees or the wa- ter, although many of them fly and swim well. The legs are long or strong, and the knee is free from the body. The hind toe, when present, is Fkj. aui.—Sandpiper {Tringa hypoleuca). Euglaud. Small 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 Orton, James, 1830-1877. New York, Harper and brothers
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