A Dictionary of science, literature, and art [electronic resource]: comprising the history, description, and scientific principles of every branch of human knowledge; with the derivation and definition of all the terms in general use (1844)
Brande, William Thomas, 1788-1866, Cauvin, Joseph · New York : Harper & brothers · leaf 121
trunknear the anus, so that the body is supported erect, as in thepenguin, they are termed pedes aversi. AVES. (Lat. avis, a bird.) The name of a class ofwarm-blooded vertebrated animals, characterised by adouble circulation and respiration, oviparous generation, acovering of feathers, and by their… … (a fig.) has three toes before and one behind, all armedwith long, strong, crooked, and more or less retractile talons,111 AVOIRDUPOIS. adapted to seizs and lacerate a living prey ; this structureis associated with a strong, curved, sharp-edged and sharp-pointed beak, often armed with a lateral…
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