Genus H J EM À T Ó M . ò.
C k " ‘ m § É f | | f f H I *lra»«fct, stron g , è * '# « « mu ch fo rm i,,,
a w e d g e j coltiteli «¡F:S m> r-oferior jia r t « r a r man dib le fi j
la t e r a l.g ro o v e e x t e n d e r » h a lf ib e len g th o f the MM ,.i.|n ¿ ¿ . ¿ |
h a v in g th e ir t ip . truB o a tw i N o s tr ils basal, t e e n d ; linear; p k r t^ i in th e tn e a b n u te i
jo in t . T o r» strong. B u t three-toed ; a ll th e toeo d irected forw a rd , an d united at their
‘ base b y a membrane. Xm& « r a n g , broad, s lig h t ly f a t a t e , and semi-aedi». »Vwgi of
- OYSTE l l l t l f *+"-■' EEr
HfLynd&tmt* ’
T h e o n ly sp e c ie« o f th is w i ilc iy .S l f f e t d : I , '
the bird before us, and we have to n y n asoa » :r it'ns indieem«,- ant ", •
tKKiHdimnnu . h i e n - >•, ■ . w,T W wk5 linttsli isles., biit throughout the whole o f the Contmcut. T h e loMili,., * which it gives pmltie J S e fo» , .
bordering thgsea, « It m an*«, and inlaudialine Ink« The w h X Z Z
S ^ S i ^ ' r '■ Sp!f 1 “ T ? " * tbc lerel “ Bd‘ " * w i* it less^Utln gu iZd
d c L S 'Bn°jy t ” 01,4 ™ 'S ' ” • * * * • • » *hW . it Swim. With ease and a d d * » , although if
does n o t hahitaally take to the water: indeed it is onlv when wariin<? far « v a L
aF its „ ...„ii i . ’ . ; aumg iar irom me snore, and finding itself out
a d r a in j , ' , * * T ' ° J 'C « 1 ‘uu.eut o f swim,mug to effeee its return. Its robust and powerful frame
* * dS c“ a!l * * “ f *» «roug hard hill in obtaining its prey,, such as liawcts-fwhirf, '
reqmre consnkrubfo , •„ detach ffo„, ,he rfi«*, , i,„. i.„ , * -
name mptie*, Us. said to be ertremeiy dexter».» m opening the shells of Oysters i f ...
animal wjttnn. winch » known to be a fes-iwiti*. article o f its food.
¡cr the' Oyster •CajtcSier i.h f ’.-...•! I • .
o f spring, when eaofe pow .l e t e s t o da jbmrwr
m Idincolnsbtre, ?sorfefk, «wi ji'ii ‘•v*»-y> fdf nnfa- M&dt'ti.
«nig.theshingtewrwha.T, « J 2
and otherwise l»tttlc«4 ': f e ; 4-. W * * J f ■&£
idiit
rp, . _ ” " - I-,7E w* ™®«aori[Pj aUn„rat kjtiinadu oorf
Ifä-. ««c yoon® Hl‘n* »fi« dn ifie t&y :# ifeif imStom- i u wrir a,A % tended hr fhr nnrrnfc ,,fc* *. ' m an d ^ ft 'JWSHlaoosly at- tenuta hj the parents, which . « M r « « , roundnw * a « him v.hb loodcrir-- r:„ v ,,, -
attain at an early age the a * * Kwry, without w i f c i - . ««di at e gradction, o f o ium Ä ' i l
f " - ““™»«1 m * ™ » - <*> « * <».:v differenee in their soiasiief and winterfdr. -,
The bììì t i l l “ f l T " " , ’ :M' " i:,Sl- rom,d K *hr^ * • «-for se a» ,.
. h e l L h u t h e „ h , „ Z T I T ; hides criiitisoii, "
the „„ for É 1 1 f *• T 1 ' faa'VS * '.. the base of the „ ,¡1 -, hnU trie nnaer suriaee, which are pare white.
The Plate.represents an adult mule in the pininage, o f the naturd due.