Animal locomotion, or Walking, swimming, and flying, with a dissertation on aëronautics (1874)
Pettigrew, James Bell, 1834-1908 · New York : D. Appleton & company · leaf 60
, and vice versd, as the movements of theauk and seal in and out of the water amply testify. In addition to those land animals which run and swim,there are some which precipitate themselves, parachute-fashion, from immense heights, and others which even fly.In these the membranous expansions are… … Fio. 15. Pio. 16. Fro. 15.—The Red-throated Dragon (Drncn hrpmatopngon, Gray) shows a largemembranous expansion (ft fc) situated between the anterior (</</) and pos-terior extremities, and supported by the ribs. The dragon by this arrange-ment can take extensive leaps with perfect…
Animal locomotion · Aeronautics
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