Geese do not commonly sift water through their bills for food, as they feed on land. A few have well-developed lamellae for sifting. Will have his son check at Zoological Garden.
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Geese do not commonly sift water through their bills for food, as they feed on land. A few have well-developed lamellae for sifting. Will have his son check at Zoological Garden.
Reports aggressive reactions of three kinds of porcupines to a snake, concluding that in the wild they would probably kill and eat it [see Expression, pp. 93–4]
Thanks ADB for Limulus.
Does Callithrix sciureus wrinkle the skin around its eyes when it screams? Do the eyes become suffused with moisture?
CD questions ADB on the mode of feeding of geese and on the existence of variations in the structure of the bill; is trying to trace gradations in structure and habits.
Asks whether any goose sifts water with its beak.
Can ADB allow T. W. Wood to sketch one of his dogs in hostile and friendly positions?
Do elephants in the Zoological Gardens carry tails aloft when excited?