Animal locomotion, or Walking, swimming, and flying, with a dissertation on aëronautics (1874)
Pettigrew, James Bell, 1834-1908 · New York, D. Appleton & company · leaf 90
G. 29.—Skeleton of ths Perch {PercafluviatUis). Shows the jointed nature ofthe vertebral column, and the facilities afforded for lateral motion, particu-larly in the tail id), dorsal {e,f), ventral (b, c), and j^ectoral («), fins, whichare principally engaged in swimming. The extent of the… … Fig. 30.—The Salmon {Salmo salar) swimming leisurely. The body, it will beobserved, is bent in two curves, one occurring towards the head, the othertowards the tail. The shape of the salmon is admirably adapted for cleav-ing the water.—Ori{/i?mZ. This, my readers are aware, consists of a lashing,…
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