Animal locomotion or walking, swimming, and flying : with a dissertation on aëronautics (1873)
Pettigrew, James Bell, 1834-1908 · London : Henry S. King & Co. · leaf 88
Fig. 29.—Skeleton of the Perch Perec, fluviatilis . Shows the jointed nature ofthe vertebral column, and the facilities afforded for lateral motion, particu-larly in the tail id), dorsal (e,/), ventral ?>. c), and pectoral (a), fins, whichare principally engaged in swimming. The extent of the… … Fio. 30.—The Salmon (Sa.lmo so.lo.r) swimming leisurely. The body, it will beobserved, is bent in two curses, one occurring towards the head, the othertowards the tail. The shape of the salmon is admirably adapted for cleav-ing the water.—Or This, my readers are aware, consists of a lashing,…
Animal locomotion · Physiology · Aeronautics
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