Identifier: zoologicalillust01swain (find matches)
Title: Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities
Year: 1829 (1820s)
Authors: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 Bayfield, George Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, former owner. DSI
Subjects: Birds Insects Mollusks Shells Zoology
Publisher: London : Baldwin & Cradock
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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ious. In its general shape, and inthe number of its plaits, it is obviously allied to ValutaNucleus, harpa ; lyrceformis, &c, where the two last plaitsof the pillar are very thick, and those above either small orevanescent; but from such, our shell differs materially bybeing quite smooth, and in having a short obtuse spire. Wedo not believe that this part has received much injury. Thesuture is perfect to the very end : further evidence may bedrawn from the extreme narrowness of the third spiralwhorl; a formation which only belongs to papillary spiredshells. This character, joined with the smoothness andsize of the body whorl, shews a closer approximation tothe Melon shells, than to any other division of the group.Three or four intermediate forms are alone wanting to com-plete the double series. Mr. Broderip, who is in possession of this shell, hasrecently arranged the Lamarkian Volutse into very naturalgroups ; two of which are considered as holding the rankof genera. VolutaPl. 1.
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/-/// ?ta cAo, Pari a PALEORNIS Pondicerianus.Pondichery, or MustacJioe Parrakeet. Family Psittacidae.Generic Character.—Zool. Journ. 2, p. 46.—Less. Man. 2, p. 145. Specific Character. Green ; head pale bluish ; frontal line and stripe on the loivcr jawblack ; icings with a central spot of yellowish ; breast palered. Le Perruche a moustaches. Buffon. Sonn. 27, p. 185, PL Enl. 517. a poitrine rose. Levail. PI. 31. P. Pondicerianus. Kuhl, Nova Acta, 2$c. No. 48*.Paleomis Pondicerianus. Vigors. Zool. Journ. 2, p. 54. The Ring-necked Parrakeets of India, and the AsiaticIslands, are now considered as forming a particular genus.The geographic distribution of the group, and the charac-ters of the species, have been detailed with much skill andclassic erudition, in the Zoological Journal. Among the numerous ornithological facts, which thedistinguished liberality of MM. Cuvier and Geoffroy St.Hiliare enabled us to ascertain, during a course of studyat the Royal Museum of Paris, is one tha

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