. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. 130 ZOOLOGY land connection between Europe and America by Behring's Strait or by the way of Greenland. The comparison of the animals of a new country in which one may be journeying \\ith those of one's native land gives. Fig. 129. — The zoological regions of the globe. 1, North American ; 2, South American; 3, Eurasian; 4, Ethiopian; 5, Oriental; 6, Australian. the keenest zest to travel. We see, therefore, how important it is to be acquainted with the native fauna of our own country. As a specific example
. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. 130 ZOOLOGY land connection between Europe and America by Behring's Strait or by the way of Greenland. The comparison of the animals of a new country in which one may be journeying \\ith those of one's native land gives. Fig. 129. — The zoological regions of the globe. 1, North American ; 2, South American; 3, Eurasian; 4, Ethiopian; 5, Oriental; 6, Australian. the keenest zest to travel. We see, therefore, how important it is to be acquainted with the native fauna of our own country. As a specific example of geographical distribution the cray- ' may be considered. This animal, which is closely related to the marine lol^ster,^ is an inhabitant of fresh-water lakes, rivers, and pools. It thrives in surroundings; for ^ The old English spelling of this word was "cre^-is" or "; The ere came to be spelled phonetically cray, while pis became changed to fish in accordance with the popular nomenclature of all aquatic animals. 2 The English word "lobster" is from the old English lopi/^tre. which ia probably corrupted from the Latin locusta, by which term Pliny refers to 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 Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944; Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty, 1866- joint author. New York, Macmillan
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