. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. head is not hidden under the wing, but rests among the plumage of the shoulders. So, we must bid farewell to our pretty nursery rhyme :— "The north wind doth blow, And we ahall have nnow, And what will poor Kobin do tlien, Poor thing ? He will sit in a barn To kc«p hims
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. head is not hidden under the wing, but rests among the plumage of the shoulders. So, we must bid farewell to our pretty nursery rhyme :— "The north wind doth blow, And we ahall have nnow, And what will poor Kobin do tlien, Poor thing ? He will sit in a barn To kc«p himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, Poor thing!" During life the beak of the Flamingo in pinkish yellow at the base, becoming black at the tip. After death, however, although the tip retains its blackness, it loses its polish, and fades into dingy yellowish brown. Similarly, the legs, which are red in life, become brown at death, and the only mode of restoring these colours has been by employing paint, which has really a ghastly appearance. I have not had the opportunity of treating the beak of a Flamingo as Waterton managed to colour the beak of a toucan, but I have little doubt that the process would be as effectual with one bird as it has been with the 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; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London; New York : Macmillan
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