. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . being only interrupted at dis-tant intervals by the near approach of some unluckyfish, upon which it darted with unerring certainty, andthen resumed its wonted stillness. At other times, wehave observed them urging their way with rapid flight,thirty or forty miles into the country, after a daysfishing, to feast in the lonely wilderness upon the con- THE CORMORANT. 107 tents of
. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . being only interrupted at dis-tant intervals by the near approach of some unluckyfish, upon which it darted with unerring certainty, andthen resumed its wonted stillness. At other times, wehave observed them urging their way with rapid flight,thirty or forty miles into the country, after a daysfishing, to feast in the lonely wilderness upon the con- THE CORMORANT. 107 tents of their well-stored pouches; and were then re-minded of the words, I am like a pelican of the wil-derness. Psal. cii. 6. The pelican is also mentionedin Lev. xi. 18; Deut. xiv. 17; Isa. xxxiv. 11; andZeph. ii. 14. In the two last passages the cormorantis given in the authorized version, but pelican isthe marginal reading, which in these, as in many otherinstances, is to be preferred. Quite a different wordis translated cormorant in Lev. xi. 17; Deut. The common cormorant is a bird similar in its gene-ral habits and appearance to the pelican, though small-er. The species of cormorant are widely spread over. ~-_;;-_nc THE COMMON CORMORANT. the globe, along the shores of the sea, and the mouths ofthe larger rivers. In many places, especially in China,these birds have been employed in fishing, a ring beingput on the lower part of the neck to prevent themfrom swallowing the fish, which they are trained tobring to their master. They are frequent in England,France, and Holland. 103 SCRIPTURE NATURAL HISTORY. THE SWAN. Order.—JCatatores, or Swimming Birds.
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