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Draft does the 'splits'. Ungainly legs straddled wide, one of the giraffes at the London Zoo forms a perfect triangle as it lowers its long neck to eat from the ground. This unusual posture is invariably adopted by the mile giraffe. Companions in the background seek a more natural method of feeding. 6 June 1937 Stock Photo

RM2BTPN77–Draft does the 'splits'. Ungainly legs straddled wide, one of the giraffes at the London Zoo forms a perfect triangle as it lowers its long neck to eat from the ground. This unusual posture is invariably adopted by the mile giraffe. Companions in the background seek a more natural method of feeding. 6 June 1937

A new iron bridge, ungainly but useful, is erected over the Thames at Cookham, Berkshire. I doubt if local resident Stanley Spencer will be inspired to paint it. Stock Photo

RM2K63TYJ–A new iron bridge, ungainly but useful, is erected over the Thames at Cookham, Berkshire. I doubt if local resident Stanley Spencer will be inspired to paint it.

Terracotta amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.7 cm). Date: ca. 550-530 B.C.. Obverse and reverse, Dionysos with men and youths Though the name the Affecter may have a pejorative ring, attention to his work reveals his accomplishment as an artist. The representation of Dionysos, the god of wine, exemplifies the Affecter's solid, slow-moving figures, sometimes ungainly but always articulated with the most precise and varied detail. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Stock Photo

RMPAXT4K–Terracotta amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.7 cm). Date: ca. 550-530 B.C.. Obverse and reverse, Dionysos with men and youths Though the name the Affecter may have a pejorative ring, attention to his work reveals his accomplishment as an artist. The representation of Dionysos, the god of wine, exemplifies the Affecter's solid, slow-moving figures, sometimes ungainly but always articulated with the most precise and varied detail. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The War in China - Chinese War Junks of the Old Style, 1857. 'Twenty years ago their ships of war were short, misshapen masses of timber, quaint and ungainly in appearance, almost unmanageable, and the wonder to seamen of other nations how a craft of the character of the junk was able to make headway, or combat the dangers and intricacies of the sea and coast...The armament of war-junks...consisted principally of matchlocks, mounted on the rails of the bulwarks...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857. Stock Photo

RM2R8Y3N4–The War in China - Chinese War Junks of the Old Style, 1857. 'Twenty years ago their ships of war were short, misshapen masses of timber, quaint and ungainly in appearance, almost unmanageable, and the wonder to seamen of other nations how a craft of the character of the junk was able to make headway, or combat the dangers and intricacies of the sea and coast...The armament of war-junks...consisted principally of matchlocks, mounted on the rails of the bulwarks...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Again the P-47 is hauled aloft like an ungainly thing. But it will have its day. Air Service Command mechanics wait for it on the dock. Stock Photo

RM2JXKC09–Again the P-47 is hauled aloft like an ungainly thing. But it will have its day. Air Service Command mechanics wait for it on the dock.

. Highland Echo 1915-1925. eps had an un-usually large number present.While preliminaries were gonethrough with Boe Jogles timelywit and ungainly walk furnishedamusement for tKb.se not interested in anything else. Officers were then chosen. Rich-ard Proctor was elected president,and Walter Buchanan, vice presi-dent. Miss Viola Smythe will serveas secretary and treasurer, and forlack of material, Dunn was per-suaded to be editor. At the nextmeeting fees and committees willbe arranged. All Junior Preps should come out I with much consideration for Octo- jber 31st. BAINONIAN PROGRAM SATURDAY EVEN Stock Photo

RM2AFRP5G–. Highland Echo 1915-1925. eps had an un-usually large number present.While preliminaries were gonethrough with Boe Jogles timelywit and ungainly walk furnishedamusement for tKb.se not interested in anything else. Officers were then chosen. Rich-ard Proctor was elected president,and Walter Buchanan, vice presi-dent. Miss Viola Smythe will serveas secretary and treasurer, and forlack of material, Dunn was per-suaded to be editor. At the nextmeeting fees and committees willbe arranged. All Junior Preps should come out I with much consideration for Octo- jber 31st. BAINONIAN PROGRAM SATURDAY EVEN

Terracotta amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 550–530 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 16 in. (40.7 cm), Vases, Obverse Stock Photo

RMKC3025–Terracotta amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 550–530 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 16 in. (40.7 cm), Vases, Obverse

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. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE KHODODENDKON. Rhododendron ponticmii. HE tendency to depreciate the commonplace is very strikingly illustrated in the preference given to rhododendrons of al- most any and every kind over this very old and most familiar garden flower. So anxious are raisers and planters to obtain something different to the cheap, hardy, accommodating, and uniformly beautiful Pontic species, that they are always prepared to produce and plant and vindicate varieties that are tender, shy, and of ungainly growth, for the sake of colours to Stock Photo

RMPG3K5X–. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE KHODODENDKON. Rhododendron ponticmii. HE tendency to depreciate the commonplace is very strikingly illustrated in the preference given to rhododendrons of al- most any and every kind over this very old and most familiar garden flower. So anxious are raisers and planters to obtain something different to the cheap, hardy, accommodating, and uniformly beautiful Pontic species, that they are always prepared to produce and plant and vindicate varieties that are tender, shy, and of ungainly growth, for the sake of colours to

Business Men's Class (Business Men's Class, Y.M.C.A.) George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925). Business Men's Class (Business Men's Class, Y.M.C.A.), 1916. Lithograph on wove paper, Sheet: 16 x 23 11/16 in. (40.6 x 60.2 cm). Bellows, gifted with a tall, athletic body, was a talented basketball player and semiprofessional baseball player before becoming an artist. Here he shows a comic disdain for a motley group of ungainly businessmen attempting to improve their physiques in a class at the YMCA. American Art 1916 Stock Photo

RM2M92BN9–Business Men's Class (Business Men's Class, Y.M.C.A.) George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925). Business Men's Class (Business Men's Class, Y.M.C.A.), 1916. Lithograph on wove paper, Sheet: 16 x 23 11/16 in. (40.6 x 60.2 cm). Bellows, gifted with a tall, athletic body, was a talented basketball player and semiprofessional baseball player before becoming an artist. Here he shows a comic disdain for a motley group of ungainly businessmen attempting to improve their physiques in a class at the YMCA. American Art 1916

. Our birds in their haunts : a popular treatise on the birds of eastern North America . is thrown forwardand the neck extended, while the head darts into the water;the ill-fated fish which he brings up, impaled on his long,pointed mandibles, disappears down his capacious gulletwith a few jerks of the head. How graceful is every atti-tude and motion of this gigantic bird. And yet, when slain,how ungainly he appears. Some 4 feet and several inches fromthe tip of the bill to the end of the tail, and a foot longerfrom the tip of the bill to the ends of the toes, the generalcolor is a delicate blu Stock Photo

RM2CPNYKJ–. Our birds in their haunts : a popular treatise on the birds of eastern North America . is thrown forwardand the neck extended, while the head darts into the water;the ill-fated fish which he brings up, impaled on his long,pointed mandibles, disappears down his capacious gulletwith a few jerks of the head. How graceful is every atti-tude and motion of this gigantic bird. And yet, when slain,how ungainly he appears. Some 4 feet and several inches fromthe tip of the bill to the end of the tail, and a foot longerfrom the tip of the bill to the ends of the toes, the generalcolor is a delicate blu

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. The popular natural history . Zoology. 434 THE CERASTES. leisure. In order to make it adhesive to the arrow-point, it is mixed with tiie glutinous juice of tne amaryllis. The colour of the Puff Adder is brown, chequered with dark brown and white, and with a reddish band between the eyes. The under parts are paler than the upper. The true Cerastes, or Horned Viper, is a native of Northern Africa, and divides with the cobra of the same country the questionable honour of being the "worm of Nile" to whose venomous tooth Cleopatra's death was due. The bite of this most ungainly-looking Stock Photo

RMPFYR6T–. The popular natural history . Zoology. 434 THE CERASTES. leisure. In order to make it adhesive to the arrow-point, it is mixed with tiie glutinous juice of tne amaryllis. The colour of the Puff Adder is brown, chequered with dark brown and white, and with a reddish band between the eyes. The under parts are paler than the upper. The true Cerastes, or Horned Viper, is a native of Northern Africa, and divides with the cobra of the same country the questionable honour of being the "worm of Nile" to whose venomous tooth Cleopatra's death was due. The bite of this most ungainly-looking

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nature´s streamline Sleek body vutting trhough the water, A Rock Hopper Penguin turns toward the surface with its prize after a deep dive för a fish at hte penguins´s Pool in The London Zoo. An ungainly bird on land, the penguin becomes one of Nature´s most graceful creatures beneath the water. It is one of the best and fastest o swimmers, beak, head and body streamlined to present loast resistance to the water. CALC Feruary 10th 1937 nature´s streamline Sleek body vutting trhough the water, A Rock Hopper Penguin turns toward the surface with its prize after a deep dive för a fish at hte pengu Stock Photo

RM2JPNCHJ–nature´s streamline Sleek body vutting trhough the water, A Rock Hopper Penguin turns toward the surface with its prize after a deep dive för a fish at hte penguins´s Pool in The London Zoo. An ungainly bird on land, the penguin becomes one of Nature´s most graceful creatures beneath the water. It is one of the best and fastest o swimmers, beak, head and body streamlined to present loast resistance to the water. CALC Feruary 10th 1937 nature´s streamline Sleek body vutting trhough the water, A Rock Hopper Penguin turns toward the surface with its prize after a deep dive för a fish at hte pengu

RMRDHPJ5–. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE KHODODENDKON. Rhododendron ponticmii. HE tendency to depreciate the commonplace is very strikingly illustrated in the preference given to rhododendrons of al- most any and every kind over this very old and most familiar garden flower. So anxious are raisers and planters to obtain something different to the cheap, hardy, accommodating, and uniformly beautiful Pontic species, that they are always prepared to produce and plant and vindicate varieties that are tender, shy, and of ungainly growth, for the sake of colours to

. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 278 ANATID^, GEESE, DUCKS, ETC. GEN. 246. and other material, whicli the bu-ds bestride in an ungainly attitude ; but it is not high enough to permit their long legs to dangle, as represented in some popular accounts and pictorial efforts. The young are said, on good authority, to take to the water as soon as hatched. 1"^ ^ 246. Genus PHCE Stock Photo

RMPFYNH0–. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 278 ANATID^, GEESE, DUCKS, ETC. GEN. 246. and other material, whicli the bu-ds bestride in an ungainly attitude ; but it is not high enough to permit their long legs to dangle, as represented in some popular accounts and pictorial efforts. The young are said, on good authority, to take to the water as soon as hatched. 1"^ ^ 246. Genus PHCE

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. The first principles of agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. mm. MM 212 FIRST PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURE. 439. The Lincoln.—The Lincolns were originally large and ungainly sheep that were bred from time immemorial on the wolds and heaths of Lincolnshire, in England; but, by crossing with the improved Leicester, they have become greatly changed, and are now ranked as one of the most useful breeds. In frame, they are larger than the Leicesters (they are, indeed, the heavies/ of all our breeds), and, if possible, shorter in the neck; theii fleece is heavier, and their vk^ool longer Stock Photo

RMRJ21KE–. The first principles of agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. mm. MM 212 FIRST PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURE. 439. The Lincoln.—The Lincolns were originally large and ungainly sheep that were bred from time immemorial on the wolds and heaths of Lincolnshire, in England; but, by crossing with the improved Leicester, they have become greatly changed, and are now ranked as one of the most useful breeds. In frame, they are larger than the Leicesters (they are, indeed, the heavies/ of all our breeds), and, if possible, shorter in the neck; theii fleece is heavier, and their vk^ool longer

. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. ON THE BIRD-LIFE IN NOETHERN NIGERIA 25 sun, and run airily over the baked sand, unheeded hy marabou storks with ponderous bills, that stand stockstill and look as stiff-jointed and dried-up as though they had lived for a thousand years. When the sun goes down, these ungainly birds fly off singly to trees inland where they roost, to appear again next day on their favourite sand-banks at dawn. And a look through one's glasses will sometimes detect. THE SOISSOB-BILL TERN the elegant little grey pratincole {Glareola cinerea), by n Stock Photo

RMPG05R9–. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. ON THE BIRD-LIFE IN NOETHERN NIGERIA 25 sun, and run airily over the baked sand, unheeded hy marabou storks with ponderous bills, that stand stockstill and look as stiff-jointed and dried-up as though they had lived for a thousand years. When the sun goes down, these ungainly birds fly off singly to trees inland where they roost, to appear again next day on their favourite sand-banks at dawn. And a look through one's glasses will sometimes detect. THE SOISSOB-BILL TERN the elegant little grey pratincole {Glareola cinerea), by n

. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. THICK-SKIJTNED QUADRUPEDS. 83. Fig. 70 The Babyrousaa. 142. There are seven species of the Rhinoceros. These are ungainly animals with short legs, approaching in size the Elephants. They are distinguished chiefly by their horns, which are in texture something like whalebone. Some species have two horns. Those that have one, as in Fig. 71, are called unicorns. These animals live an. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance Stock Photo

RMRDRCGE–. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. THICK-SKIJTNED QUADRUPEDS. 83. Fig. 70 The Babyrousaa. 142. There are seven species of the Rhinoceros. These are ungainly animals with short legs, approaching in size the Elephants. They are distinguished chiefly by their horns, which are in texture something like whalebone. Some species have two horns. Those that have one, as in Fig. 71, are called unicorns. These animals live an. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance

. The Canadian horse and his diseases. Horses. AND HIS DISEASES. 155 the digestive organs, a temporary spasmodic jerking of one or both hind legs, genuine stringhalt, from which they com- pletely recovered under good keep and mineral tonics. However, in older animals confirmed stringhalt is incurable, but beyond its ungainly appearance, it does not interfere with his usefulness. It is considered unsoundness.. 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 perfe Stock Photo

RMRE0HK6–. The Canadian horse and his diseases. Horses. AND HIS DISEASES. 155 the digestive organs, a temporary spasmodic jerking of one or both hind legs, genuine stringhalt, from which they com- pletely recovered under good keep and mineral tonics. However, in older animals confirmed stringhalt is incurable, but beyond its ungainly appearance, it does not interfere with his usefulness. It is considered unsoundness.. 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 perfe

. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. Fig. 70 The Babyrousaa. 142. There are seven species of the Rhinoceros. These are ungainly animals with short legs, approaching in size the Elephants. They are distinguished chiefly by their horns, which are in texture something like whalebone. Some species have two horns. Those that have one, as in Fig. 71, are called unicorns. These animals live an. Fig. ,T1.—^The Rliinoceroa. indolent life on the marshy borders of lakes and rivers, and are very fond of wallowing in mud. They are found in Asia and Africa.. Please note that thes Stock Photo

RMRDRCGB–. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. Fig. 70 The Babyrousaa. 142. There are seven species of the Rhinoceros. These are ungainly animals with short legs, approaching in size the Elephants. They are distinguished chiefly by their horns, which are in texture something like whalebone. Some species have two horns. Those that have one, as in Fig. 71, are called unicorns. These animals live an. Fig. ,T1.—^The Rliinoceroa. indolent life on the marshy borders of lakes and rivers, and are very fond of wallowing in mud. They are found in Asia and Africa.. Please note that thes

. Natural history. Zoology. 206 MAMMALIA—ORDER XI.—MARSUPIALIA. molars have a quadrangular or rounded section. In size and habits, these bandicoots, which are omnivorous, may be compared to a rabbit, which they resemble in their habit of constructing burrows in places where the soil is suitable. The true bandicoots {Perameles), of which there are about a dozen different species, are com- paratively small animals, ranging over Australia, Tasmania, Papua, and some of the neighbouring islands. While some are heavy and ungainly, and others light and elegant in bodily form, all have long and pig-li Stock Photo

RMRDX93T–. Natural history. Zoology. 206 MAMMALIA—ORDER XI.—MARSUPIALIA. molars have a quadrangular or rounded section. In size and habits, these bandicoots, which are omnivorous, may be compared to a rabbit, which they resemble in their habit of constructing burrows in places where the soil is suitable. The true bandicoots {Perameles), of which there are about a dozen different species, are com- paratively small animals, ranging over Australia, Tasmania, Papua, and some of the neighbouring islands. While some are heavy and ungainly, and others light and elegant in bodily form, all have long and pig-li

. Sea and land [microform] : an illustrated history of the wonderful and curious things of nature existing before and since the deluge ... : being a natural history of the sea illustrated by stirring adventures with whales ... : also a natural history of land-creatures such as lions, ... : to which is appended a description of the cannibals and wild races of the world, their customs, habits, ferocity and curious ways. Zoology; Natural history; Zoologie; Sciences naturelles. 652 SEA Ajm LAND. to the summons? In an instant an enormous pair of open jaws appeared, followed by the ungainly head and Stock Photo

RMREMN9T–. Sea and land [microform] : an illustrated history of the wonderful and curious things of nature existing before and since the deluge ... : being a natural history of the sea illustrated by stirring adventures with whales ... : also a natural history of land-creatures such as lions, ... : to which is appended a description of the cannibals and wild races of the world, their customs, habits, ferocity and curious ways. Zoology; Natural history; Zoologie; Sciences naturelles. 652 SEA Ajm LAND. to the summons? In an instant an enormous pair of open jaws appeared, followed by the ungainly head and

RMRDAYFW–. The popular natural history . Zoology. 434 THE CERASTES. leisure. In order to make it adhesive to the arrow-point, it is mixed with tiie glutinous juice of tne amaryllis. The colour of the Puff Adder is brown, chequered with dark brown and white, and with a reddish band between the eyes. The under parts are paler than the upper. The true Cerastes, or Horned Viper, is a native of Northern Africa, and divides with the cobra of the same country the questionable honour of being the "worm of Nile" to whose venomous tooth Cleopatra's death was due. The bite of this most ungainly-looking

. Garden guide, the amateur gardeners' handbook; how to plan, plant and maintain the home grounds, the suburban garden, the city lot. How to grow good vegetables and fruit. How to care for roses and other favorite flowers, hardy plants, trees, shrubs, lawns, porch plants and window boxes. Chapters on garden furniture and accessories, with selected lists of plants, etc. Heavily illustrated with teaching plans and diagrams and reproduced photographes, all made expressly for this great little text book ... Gardening. Ungainly and displeasing. The grass is unkempt; the shrubs in front are wild gro Stock Photo

RMRDT21G–. Garden guide, the amateur gardeners' handbook; how to plan, plant and maintain the home grounds, the suburban garden, the city lot. How to grow good vegetables and fruit. How to care for roses and other favorite flowers, hardy plants, trees, shrubs, lawns, porch plants and window boxes. Chapters on garden furniture and accessories, with selected lists of plants, etc. Heavily illustrated with teaching plans and diagrams and reproduced photographes, all made expressly for this great little text book ... Gardening. Ungainly and displeasing. The grass is unkempt; the shrubs in front are wild gro

. Report of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of the Territory of Hawaii for the period ... Agriculture; Forests and forestry; Insects. 149 ''Tumble-Bug" (Copris Carolina^ Linn.). Large numbers of this beetle were received alive and immediately released in suit- able localities. This was the largest among the manure beetles received. It is dark . - . brown, ungainly in a])- pearance, almost an inch long, little Icfs wide, and over half an inch thick (Fig. 2). "These insects act the part of scavengers l)y breaking up and bury- ing the droppings of cattle and other Stock Photo

RMRR49BM–. Report of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of the Territory of Hawaii for the period ... Agriculture; Forests and forestry; Insects. 149 ''Tumble-Bug" (Copris Carolina^ Linn.). Large numbers of this beetle were received alive and immediately released in suit- able localities. This was the largest among the manure beetles received. It is dark . - . brown, ungainly in a])- pearance, almost an inch long, little Icfs wide, and over half an inch thick (Fig. 2). "These insects act the part of scavengers l)y breaking up and bury- ing the droppings of cattle and other

. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE DOG FAMILY—DOG. 207 mountains of debris. These mounds serve as habi- tations for the Dogs that have run wild. The ani- mals are all of one breed, and are of the size of a Shepherd Dog, but have an ungainly shape and a repulsive expression of countenance. The tail is long, rather bushy, and usually pendent; and -the color of their coarse, matted hair is a dingy, reddish brown, sometimes merging into gray or yellow. Other colors, more particularly black and light yel- low, are sometimes seen, but not often. These Dogs live on the Stock Photo

RMRDHEGY–. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE DOG FAMILY—DOG. 207 mountains of debris. These mounds serve as habi- tations for the Dogs that have run wild. The ani- mals are all of one breed, and are of the size of a Shepherd Dog, but have an ungainly shape and a repulsive expression of countenance. The tail is long, rather bushy, and usually pendent; and -the color of their coarse, matted hair is a dingy, reddish brown, sometimes merging into gray or yellow. Other colors, more particularly black and light yel- low, are sometimes seen, but not often. These Dogs live on the

RMRDT21R–. Garden guide, the amateur gardeners' handbook; how to plan, plant and maintain the home grounds, the suburban garden, the city lot. How to grow good vegetables and fruit. How to care for roses and other favorite flowers, hardy plants, trees, shrubs, lawns, porch plants and window boxes. Chapters on garden furniture and accessories, with selected lists of plants, etc. Heavily illustrated with teaching plans and diagrams and reproduced photographes, all made expressly for this great little text book ... Gardening. HEDGES AND FENCES a I. Ungainly and displeasing. The grass is unkempt; the shrub

RMRDC1X1–. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 278 ANATID^, GEESE, DUCKS, ETC. GEN. 246. and other material, whicli the bu-ds bestride in an ungainly attitude ; but it is not high enough to permit their long legs to dangle, as represented in some popular accounts and pictorial efforts. The young are said, on good authority, to take to the water as soon as hatched. 1"^ ^ 246. Genus PHCE

$. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. BOVID.E 335 In the typiccal forms, such as the Buhaline Antelope {A. buba- liiiiis), the Harte-beest (J. caaimi, Fig. 137), ;ind the Tora Antelope {A. turn, Fig. 138), the horns, which present the peculiar curvature shown in the figures, are situated on a crest at the vertex of the skull, and the facial portion of the cranium is greatly elongated. The Harte- beost, which is found throughout Central and Southern Africa, stands nearly 5 feet high at the ^^'ithers, and is a somewhat ungainly looking animal, with short hair, wh Stock Photo$

RMRE09HT–. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. BOVID.E 335 In the typiccal forms, such as the Buhaline Antelope {A. buba- liiiiis), the Harte-beest (J. caaimi, Fig. 137), ;ind the Tora Antelope {A. turn, Fig. 138), the horns, which present the peculiar curvature shown in the figures, are situated on a crest at the vertex of the skull, and the facial portion of the cranium is greatly elongated. The Harte- beost, which is found throughout Central and Southern Africa, stands nearly 5 feet high at the ^^'ithers, and is a somewhat ungainly looking animal, with short hair, wh

. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. Antlers But with the disagreeable there is also much of interest living up above in the leaf canopy. Have you ever paid any attention to the life which has its being up there ? Birds there are in numbers. The nesting places in old dry tree stems of the brightly- coloured, shy woodpecker can sometimes be exam- ined from your high seat, and the ways of those curious, ungainly-looking crossbills. Insect life too is plentiful, and quite apart from that commonly met with down below. Weird Stock Photo

RMRDMY23–. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. Antlers But with the disagreeable there is also much of interest living up above in the leaf canopy. Have you ever paid any attention to the life which has its being up there ? Birds there are in numbers. The nesting places in old dry tree stems of the brightly- coloured, shy woodpecker can sometimes be exam- ined from your high seat, and the ways of those curious, ungainly-looking crossbills. Insect life too is plentiful, and quite apart from that commonly met with down below. Weird

. The antelope and deer of America : a comprehensive treatise upon the natural history, including the characteristics, habits, affinities, and capacity for domestication of the Antilocapra and Cervidae of North America . Pronghorn; Deer; Mammals. 70 THE DEER OF AMERICA. The Elk GRirFiTH, Cuv., V. 303. The Moose Hardy, F. L. in Ac, 45, Fig., 1869. Largest of all the deer family and most ungainly in form. Head long and narrow. Eyes small and sunken. Nose long and flexible and cov- ered with hairs, except a spot between the nostrils. Ears very long and coarse. Antlers large and spreading; broadly Stock Photo

RMRDJYH5–. The antelope and deer of America : a comprehensive treatise upon the natural history, including the characteristics, habits, affinities, and capacity for domestication of the Antilocapra and Cervidae of North America . Pronghorn; Deer; Mammals. 70 THE DEER OF AMERICA. The Elk GRirFiTH, Cuv., V. 303. The Moose Hardy, F. L. in Ac, 45, Fig., 1869. Largest of all the deer family and most ungainly in form. Head long and narrow. Eyes small and sunken. Nose long and flexible and cov- ered with hairs, except a spot between the nostrils. Ears very long and coarse. Antlers large and spreading; broadly

. American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs. Pigeons. PIGEONS FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES «5 their legs set well back under their bodies. Their necks are an average length, not too short nor too long. They have broad shoulders, tapering back, giving their back a wedge or flat iron shape. Their legs are not short enough to give them a duck like appearance, nor long enough to make them appear lanky ond ungainly. They have good, thick, substantial, yet graceful necks, and show marked vitality and vigor in theii' gene Stock Photo

RMRE4E4D–. American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs. Pigeons. PIGEONS FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES «5 their legs set well back under their bodies. Their necks are an average length, not too short nor too long. They have broad shoulders, tapering back, giving their back a wedge or flat iron shape. Their legs are not short enough to give them a duck like appearance, nor long enough to make them appear lanky ond ungainly. They have good, thick, substantial, yet graceful necks, and show marked vitality and vigor in theii' gene

. The Coues check list of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. y: f i Is 134 CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. is found in the old treatises written in Latin, and tlie change to alca is of course imma- terial. The meaning of tiie word is in question. The form awk (wliich wc observe some late English scholars use) might suggest a relationsliip vvitii iticLward, in view of these ungainly fowl; but awkward means simply left-iianded. tiuite probably alL is related, and not distantly, to elk, the bird and the beast being the largest, or most notable, or mos Stock Photo

RMRJ6KEY–. The Coues check list of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. y: f i Is 134 CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. is found in the old treatises written in Latin, and tlie change to alca is of course imma- terial. The meaning of tiie word is in question. The form awk (wliich wc observe some late English scholars use) might suggest a relationsliip vvitii iticLward, in view of these ungainly fowl; but awkward means simply left-iianded. tiuite probably alL is related, and not distantly, to elk, the bird and the beast being the largest, or most notable, or mos

. The wonder of life. Biology; Natural history; Zoology. THE INSURGENCE OF LIFE 157. Fig. 37.—Cross section through a land-crab {Birgus latro). (After Semper.) 1. The over-lap of the cephalothorax shield. 2. The respir- atory tufts. 3. TwosmallgiUs. 4. The base of a leg. 5. The ventral nerve-cord. 6. The food-canal. 7. The pericardium around the heart. ened and scuttle off backwards, propelling themselves witli their long anterior legs in a series of ungainly jerks. They seem quite conscious of the comparative defencelessness of the abdomen, which they endeavour to thrust under logs or into ho Stock Photo

RMRE0BWT–. The wonder of life. Biology; Natural history; Zoology. THE INSURGENCE OF LIFE 157. Fig. 37.—Cross section through a land-crab {Birgus latro). (After Semper.) 1. The over-lap of the cephalothorax shield. 2. The respir- atory tufts. 3. TwosmallgiUs. 4. The base of a leg. 5. The ventral nerve-cord. 6. The food-canal. 7. The pericardium around the heart. ened and scuttle off backwards, propelling themselves witli their long anterior legs in a series of ungainly jerks. They seem quite conscious of the comparative defencelessness of the abdomen, which they endeavour to thrust under logs or into ho

. Birds. Birds. 128 ceateeopodidjB. in thick forests, usually in pairs, but occasionally in small parties. It keeps much more to the ground than any Pomatorhinus, hopping about in a very ungainly manner." Genus XIPHORHAMPHUS, Blyth, 1843. This genus merely differs from Pomatorhinus by its, excessively long and still more slender bill. Only one species is known. 133. Xiphorhamphus superciliaris. The Slender-hilled Scimitar Babbler. Xiphirhynchus superciliaris, Blyth, J. A. S. S.xi, p. 175 (1842). Xiphorhamphus superciliaris (Blyth), Bh/th, J. A. S. B. xii, p. 947; id. Cat. p. 147 ; Horsf. Stock Photo

RMRE4DKA–. Birds. Birds. 128 ceateeopodidjB. in thick forests, usually in pairs, but occasionally in small parties. It keeps much more to the ground than any Pomatorhinus, hopping about in a very ungainly manner." Genus XIPHORHAMPHUS, Blyth, 1843. This genus merely differs from Pomatorhinus by its, excessively long and still more slender bill. Only one species is known. 133. Xiphorhamphus superciliaris. The Slender-hilled Scimitar Babbler. Xiphirhynchus superciliaris, Blyth, J. A. S. S.xi, p. 175 (1842). Xiphorhamphus superciliaris (Blyth), Bh/th, J. A. S. B. xii, p. 947; id. Cat. p. 147 ; Horsf.

RMRDF3A4–. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. ON THE BIRD-LIFE IN NOETHERN NIGERIA 25 sun, and run airily over the baked sand, unheeded hy marabou storks with ponderous bills, that stand stockstill and look as stiff-jointed and dried-up as though they had lived for a thousand years. When the sun goes down, these ungainly birds fly off singly to trees inland where they roost, to appear again next day on their favourite sand-banks at dawn. And a look through one's glasses will sometimes detect. THE SOISSOB-BILL TERN the elegant little grey pratincole {Glareola cinerea), by n

. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. 43. ICELAND QULL. Larus leucopterua. 26 In. RangeâBreeds In Greenlan!?""'^^'"*.''*' ''Â°^- to Northern New ^n,^.nr:TtCLTCLs^^''' KUMLIEN QULL. 45. lAinis kimilirni. 27 In Gla?crGUriurw'/rh%tttÂ°V''Â« '-'-'' -" Kray, with white tip^ Ag us, Â«WuwK*=Â°"'"'Â«'"Â°'Â«8'y this species feeds argeiy durin^ll'' ^'"^ fÂ»" '=""1^. upon esgs and young of oVh..r= ""Â« nesting season to have a snecla) Hk"ne for T ^"â '''- '^â¢'^^ Â«Â«em these ungainly creatures hip ^&q Stock Photo

RMRENRG5–. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. 43. ICELAND QULL. Larus leucopterua. 26 In. RangeâBreeds In Greenlan!?""'^^'"*.''*' ''Â°^- to Northern New ^n,^.nr:TtCLTCLs^^''' KUMLIEN QULL. 45. lAinis kimilirni. 27 In Gla?crGUriurw'/rh%tttÂ°V''Â« '-'-'' -" Kray, with white tip^ Ag us, Â«WuwK*=Â°"'"'Â«'"Â°'Â«8'y this species feeds argeiy durin^ll'' ^'"^ fÂ»" '=""1^. upon esgs and young of oVh..r= ""Â« nesting season to have a snecla) Hk"ne for T ^"â '''- '^â¢'^^ Â«Â«em these ungainly creatures hip ^&q

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