For, though so different in outward appearance, birds and reptiles are structurally quite closely allied, and the creeping snake and the bird on which it preys are relatives, although any intimate relationship between them is of the serpent's making, and is strongly objected to by the bird.


Animals of the Past: an Account of Some of the Creatures of the Ancient, World (6th edition), Chapter VII (p. 82)

Frederic Augustus Lucas Quotes

For, though so different in outward appearance, birds and reptiles are structurally quite closely allied, and the creeping snake and the bird on...

For, though so different in outward appearance, birds and reptiles are structurally quite closely allied, and the creeping snake and the bird on...

For, though so different in outward appearance, birds and reptiles are structurally quite closely allied, and the creeping snake and the bird on...

For, though so different in outward appearance, birds and reptiles are structurally quite closely allied, and the creeping snake and the bird on...