This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...Their carnivorous propensities are only in accordance with their physiological structure, which demands animal food. Their place in the economy of nature is therefore as fixed as that of the animals on which they prey; and to associate with them notions of cruelty and rapine is unwarrantable and irreverent. They do not ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...Their carnivorous propensities are only in accordance with their physiological structure, which demands animal food. Their place in the economy of nature is therefore as fixed as that of the animals on which they prey; and to associate with them notions of cruelty and rapine is unwarrantable and irreverent. They do not, it is true, charm our ears by their songs, nor delight our eye with their colors--for either would betray their presence to their victims and frustrate the design of their creation--but they faithfully perform their mission as scavengers. They also, like the carnivora generally, serve to prevent the undue increase of the Herbivora. distant to be seen by the human eye, and thus a large flock quickly gathers from all quarters of the heavens. The head and neck are bare, to enable them to be plunged deeply into a carcass. As the naked skin, however, would suffer in the cold air, the base of the neck is encircled with a ruff of soft down, arising from a loose fold, into which the neck and most of the head can be withdrawn, while the overgorged bird remains in a semitorpid state during the digestion of its meal, --a wise provision of Nature for its comfort. To this family belong the California Vu Iture Pseudogryphus califo.rnianus (su d6g'H fus kal i f6rni a'nus), the Black Vulture Catharista atrata (kath a rls'ta a tra'ta), the Turkey Buzzard Rhynogryphus aura (rhin6g'rffus au'ra) of the Fig. 268. Both sight and smell seem to aid them in the pursuit of their food. The latter sense is remarkably keen, and they have been seen to descend directly from a great height in the air to putrefying food that was concealed from their vision. Sar cor ham'phus grfyph'us. Condor. (', .) warmer regions of America, and the Condor of the Andes. The last is typical ...
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Add this copy of Popular Zoology to cart. $28.50, very good condition, Sold by Virtuous Volumes et al. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wilson, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1887 by Chautauqua Press.
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Very Good+ No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Lower corner tips worn through covering, a couple of 1/4" long soil spots on front cover, bb-sized scrape at heel of spine near edge. Dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine, black lettering and design with gold emblem on front board. 319 pages.
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