The naturalist's pocket-book, or tourist's companion, being a brief introduction to the different branches of natural history. With approved methods for collecting and preserving the various productions of nature / by George Graves.

  • Graves, George, 1754-1839.
Date:
1818
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The naturalist's pocket-book, or tourist's companion, being a brief introduction to the different branches of natural history. With approved methods for collecting and preserving the various productions of nature / by George Graves. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PLATEL Fig. 1.—A Hooked Bill, as in the genus Falco. Cere, a bare soft skin at the base of the Bill, fig. J 5. Fig. 2.—-A Serrated or Notched Bill, as in the genus Ramphastos, Fig. 3.—A Cultrated Bill, as in the genus Corvus. Reflected Yibrissae, fig. 16. Fig. 4.—A Cuneated or Wedge-shaped Bill, as in the genus Picus. A cylindrical extensile tongue, 17. Fig. 5.—A Curvated Bill. An erected Crest, fig. IS. Fig. 6.—Nostrils covered by or contained in a tube, as in the genus Procellaria. Fig. 7.—A Strait, compressed, cultrated Bill. Lore a bare skin surrounded the eyes, fig. 20. Projecting edge of the upper mandible, by means of which, the Birds whose Bills are thus constructed, cut their food as with scissors, fig. 24. Fig. 8.—A Hooked notched Bill, as in the genus Lanius; the notch, fig. 21. Fig. 9.—A Recurved Bill, as in the genus Recurvirostra. Fig. 10.—A Grooved Bill, as in the genus Alca, Fig. 11.—A Spoon-shaped Bill, as in the genus Platalea. Nail at the tip of the Bill, fig. 22. Fig. 12.—A compressed Bill, as in Geese. Fig. 13.—A depressed Bill, as in Ducks. Fig. 14.—A Serrated or Toothed Bill, as in the genus Mergus. a