Natural History MammaliaSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1848 |
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Africa animals appearance aquatic beak beautiful beneath birds body bones branches breed broad burrow canines Cetacea character claws climbing colour common compressed confined covered curved ears edge eggs extremity Family FAMILY II feathers feed feet Felida female flesh flight flocks fore forests frequently genera genus grass habits hair head hind toe incisors inhabit insects islands known larvæ legs length lengthened less limbs LINN male Mammalia mandible Marsupialia membrane molars motion muzzle naked native nearly neck nest Nightjars nostrils observes Pachydermata Passerine peculiar perch placed Placentalia plumage pointed prey quadrupeds quill racter remarkable resembling round season seen short side singular Sir William Jardine skin slender sometimes South America species specimen spot Spotted Woodpecker stomach strong structure surface tail teeth thick tion tongue Toucans trees upper mandible Van Diemen's Land Whale whole wild wings Woodpeckers young