Illustrated Natural History

Africa America anglers animal appearance bait Baltimore Oriole beak beautiful beetles bill bird bite body bones branches brown called caterpillar claws coasts color common Common Lizard covered creature curious devouring dogs easily tamed eggs elephant elytra enabled England escape Europe exceedingly eyes feeds fish five flesh flies frequently frogs Giraffe ground habits hair hare head height Hippopotamus hole hook Hoopoe horns horse hunting Hyæna inches inhabits insects jaws known larva legs length lives Lizard membrane mole Molluscs moth mouth native neck nest Ostrich peculiar placed plumage possess prey primary feather principally pupa quadrupeds race Raven remarkable reptile resembling rivers seen sharp shell singular skin skull snail snake sometimes South America species SPERMACETI Spider Spider Monkeys spot SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO surface swallows tail teeth trees tusks usually vulgaris vultures whale wings young