Copy 1, Volume 1

History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood / by Thomas Bewick.

  • Thomas Bewick
Date:
1847
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood / by Thomas Bewick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Foot of the Cormorant. Shewing all the four toes connected by webs. Semi-palmated, [,semi-palmatus, Linn.] when the middle of the webs reach only about half the length of the toes. Ciliated, \lingua ciliata, Linn.] when the tongue is edged with fine bristles, as in Ducks. Nostrils linear,—when they are extended lengthwise in a line with the bill, as in Divers, &c. Nostrils pervious,-—when they are open, and may be seen through from side to side, as in Gulls, &c.