Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles, 1812, 1816, 1820 and 1824, with instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc., for cabinets of natural history / by Charles Waterton, Esq.

  • Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865.
Date:
1825
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Credit: Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles, 1812, 1816, 1820 and 1824, with instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc., for cabinets of natural history / by Charles Waterton, Esq. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    sparrow will retain its wonted pertness, by means of Presekvino , Birds. placing his tail a little elevated, and giving a moderate arch to the neck. Your vulture will show his sluggish habits, by having his body nearly parallel to the earth; his wings somewhat drooping, and their extremities under the tail, instead of above it,—expressive of ignoble indolence. Your dove will be in artless, fearless innocence; looking mildly at you, with its neck, not too much, stretched, as if uneasy in its situation; or drawn too close into the shoulders, like one wishing to avoid a dis- covery ; but in moderate, perpendicular length, support- ing the head horizontally, which will set off the breast to the best advantage. And the breast ought to be con- spicuous, and have this attention paid to it; for when a young lady is sweet and gentle in her manners; kind and alfable to those around her ; when her eyes stand in tears of pity for the woes of others, and she puts a small portion of what Providence has blessed her with into the hand of imploring poverty and hunger, then we say, she has the breast of a turtle dove. You will observe how beautifully the feathers of a bird The fea- thers. are arranged ; one falling over the other in nicest order; and that, where this charming harmony is interrupted, the defect, though not noticed by an ordinary spectator, will appear immediately to the eye of a naturalist. Thus, a bird not wounded, and in perfect feather, must be