Difference between sub-aquatic and aërial flight,

Flight of the Flying-fish; the kite-like action of the wings,

PROGRESSION IN OR THROUGH THE AIR.

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Weight, momentum and power to a certain extent synonymous

in flight,

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Air-cells in insects and birds not necessary to flight,

The wing area decreases as the size and weight of the volant

animal increases,

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Wings, their form, etc. All wings screws, structurally and

functionally,

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The wing, during its action, reverses its planes, and describes

a figure-of-8 track in space,

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The wing, when advancing with the body, describes a looped

The margins of the wing, thrown into opposite curves during

extension and flexion,

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The tip of the bat and bird's wing describes an ellipse,

The wing capable of change of form in all its parts,

The wing during its vibration produces a cross pulsation,

Compound rotation of the wing,

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The wing vibrates unequally with reference to a given line,

Points wherein the screws formed by the wings differ from

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The wing at all times thoroughly under control,

The natural wing when elevated and depressed must move for-

The wing ascends when the body descends, and vice versâ,

The wing acts upon yielding fulcra,

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The wing acts as a true kite both during the down and up

Where the kite formed by the wing differs from the boy's kite,

The angles formed by the wing during its vibrations,

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The body and wings move in opposite curves,

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THE WINGS OF INSECTS, BATS, AND BIRDS.

Elytra or wing cases and membranous wings; their shape and

uses,

THE WINGS OF BATS.

The bones of the wing of the bat; the spiral configuration of

their articular surfaces,

THE WINGS OF BIRDS.

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The bones of the wing of the bird; their articular surfaces,

movements, etc.,

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Traces of design in the wing of the bird; the arrangement of

the primary, secondary, and tertiary feathers, etc.,

Flexion of the wing necessary to the flight of birds,

The wing of the bird not always opened up to the same extent

in the up stroke,

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Consideration of the forces which propel the wings of insects, .

Speed attained by insects,

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Consideration of the forces which propel the wings of bats and

birds,

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Lax condition of the shoulder-joint in bats and birds,

The wing flexed and partly elevated by the action of elastic

ligaments; the nature and position of said ligaments in

the Pheasant, Snipe, Crested Crane, Swan, etc.,

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The wing acts as an elevator, propeller, and sustainer, both

during extension and flexion,

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Flight divisible into four kinds,

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The flight of the Albatross compared to the movements of a

The flight of birds referable to muscular exertion and weight,

Lifting capacity of birds,

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The Author's views; his method of constructing and applying

artificial wings, as contra-distinguished from that of Borelli,

Chabrier, Durckheim, and Marey,

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The wave wing of the Author,

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How to construct an artificial wave wing on the insect type,

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How to construct a wave wing which shall evade the super-

As to the nature of the forces required for propelling artificial

wings,

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Necessity for supplying the roots of artificial wings with elastic

structures in imitation of the muscles and elastic ligaments

of flying animals,

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The artificial wave wing can be driven at any speed-it can

make its own currents or utilize existing ones,

Compound rotation of the artificial wave wing. The different

parts of the wing travel at different speeds,

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How the wave wing creates currents and rises upon them, and

how the air assists in elevating the wing,

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The artificial wing propelled at various degrees of speed during

the down and up strokes, .

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Engravings are, with few exceptions, from Photographs, Drawings, and Designs by Mr. Charles Berjeau and the Author. Such as are not original are duly acknowledged.

FRONTISPIECE.

In the clutch of the enemy---(The Graphic).
The three orders of lever-(Bishop),

The skeleton of a Deer-(Pander and D'Alton),
Muscular cycle in the act of flexing the arm,

Screws formed by the bones of the wing of the bird, the bones of
the anterior extremity of the Elephant, and the cast of the
interior of the left ventricle of the heart,

The muscular system of the Horse—(Bagg),
The feet of the Deer, Ornithorhynchus, Otter, Frog, and Seal, .
The Red-throated Dragon,

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The Flying Lemur,

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The Bat,

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Horse in the act of trotting,

Chillingham Bull with extremities describing figure-of-8 movements,

Double waved tracks described by Man in walking,

Footprints of the Horse in the walk, trot, and gallop--(Gamgee),

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Skeleton of the Ostrich-(Dallas),

Ostriches pursued by a hunter,

Skeleton of Man,

The positions assumed by the extremities and feet in walking

-(Weber).

Preparing to run— -(Flaxman),

The skeleton of a Perch-(Dallas),

The Salmon swimming leisurely,

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Swimming of the fish according to Borelli,
Swimming of the fish according to the Author,

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