. 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. 423 England, exhibited the peculiar structure of the throat most admirably. "When the monkey opens its mouth, the de- velopment of the 'hyoid' bone is easily seen. It forms a kind of bony drum communicating with the wind-pipe, and enabling the animal to emit those horrid yells which have earned for it the popular name of
. 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. 423 England, exhibited the peculiar structure of the throat most admirably. "When the monkey opens its mouth, the de- velopment of the 'hyoid' bone is easily seen. It forms a kind of bony drum communicating with the wind-pipe, and enabling the animal to emit those horrid yells which have earned for it the popular name of Howler. The reader is here requested to look at the note upon the " ;. KARABIHITI. HuMMiNG-BiED, Aea, or Kababimiti {Topaza pella), some- times called the Crimson Topaz.—This is one of two hum- ming-birds which are distinguishable by the length of two tail-feathers, which are supposed to resemble the elongated tails of the aras or macaws. The other species is the fiery topaz (Topazapyra), so called because the general colour of the bird is flaming scarlet instead of the rich crimson which distinguishes the Karabimiti. The food of the humming-birds was long a matter of. 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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