. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. i''!' .VATl IIIMTOIiV. Tlic kf:;ith of th" drout Kiiiigiirfio is nlxjut five fei't without till' tail, tlio len^rtK ?' wiiicli alioiit llircc t'oi't. Thcrr arc many sjh h'h of kauuaroo, tlic inoMt cxtraonlinarv iic'iii}.' tlie Tieo Kangnroo, whicli can iioj) a'jont on treoM, ami lian curved clawH on its fore jiaws, like tluMc of tlie sloth, to enaiile it to hoM on Hie liranchcs. Seveml '.'encra and two suh-taniilies are uinittcd. Siili-t'ninily c f)lil,lj:li!iia.—(Or. Ait, iloublo : StKipvt, ii
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. i''!' .VATl IIIMTOIiV. Tlic kf:;ith of th" drout Kiiiigiirfio is nlxjut five fei't without till' tail, tlio len^rtK ?' wiiicli alioiit llircc t'oi't. Thcrr arc many sjh h'h of kauuaroo, tlic inoMt cxtraonlinarv iic'iii}.' tlie Tieo Kangnroo, whicli can iioj) a'jont on treoM, ami lian curved clawH on its fore jiaws, like tluMc of tlie sloth, to enaiile it to hoM on Hie liranchcs. Seveml '.'encra and two suh-taniilies are uinittcd. Siili-t'ninily c f)lil,lj:li!iia.—(Or. Ait, iloublo : StKipvt, ii |iimi'!i.» pinKM'lIYS. Virginiilna (Lat. UIudijiiuj tit Vinjinin), tin iijiontntm. Tliis auiiual inhabits North Anierici, and is hunted with .•ilniost as much ])ei'scveranee as the racoon, not, however, for the sake of its fur but of its flesh. When it perceives the iiimter, it li(!S still between the bmnehcs, but if disturbed from its hiilinji place, it attempts to e8caj)e by drojjpin}^ amoufj; the herl)age and creeping silently away. Its food consiists of insects, birds, eggs, kc, and it is very destructive among the hen-roosts. The 'um nseK its tail for climbing and '.\*inging from branch to hmncl- as the spider monkeys use theii-s ; but the Ope,-ii ns's . tail iu a manner that tho monkeys have never >ci uccu observed to. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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