MAKE A MEME View Large Image Curious creatures in zoology (14947815314).jpg CURIOUS CREATURES 181 <br> The Maoris aver that at times they still hear the <br> gigantic Moa in the scrub and even if extinct we <br> know by the state of the bones found that its extinction ...
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Keywords: Curious creatures in zoology (14947815314).jpg CURIOUS CREATURES 181 <br> The Maoris aver that at times they still hear the <br> gigantic Moa in the scrub and even if extinct we <br> know by the state of the bones found that its extinction <br> must have been of comparatively recent date But no <br> one credits the Moa with the power of flight whilst <br> the Griffin which must not be confounded with the <br> gold-loving Arimaspian Gryphon was a noble bird <br> Mandeville knew him In this land Bactrid are <br> many gryffons more than in other places and some <br> say they have the body before as an Egle and behinde <br> as a Lyon and it is trouth for they be made so ; but <br> the Griffen hath a body greater than viii Lyons and stall <br> worthier stouter braver than a hundred Egles For <br> certainly he wyl beare to his nest flying a horse and a <br> man upon his back or two Oxen yoked togither as they <br> go at plowgh for he hath longe nayles on hys fete as <br> great as it were homes of Oxen and of those they make <br> Cups there to drynke of and of his rybes they make <br> bowes to shoote with <br> Olaus Magnus says they live in the far Northern 23574936 76213 32031 Page 181 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574936 1890 10 5962/bhl title 32031 Ashton John NameFound Magnus Biodiversity Heritage Library Curious creatures in zoology; with 130 illus throughout the text Monsters Are Real Animals University of California Libraries archive org bhl page 23574936 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574936 bhlMonstersRreal Halloween university of california libraries archive org bhlmonstersrreal Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-10-19 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/14947815314 2015-08-25 21 56 26 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Curious creatures in zoology Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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