If the Ornithorhynchus had been covered with feathers instead of hair, this external and trifling character would have been considered by naturalists as an important aid in determining the degree of affinity of this strange creature to birds.
Ornitorrinkoa lumaz estalirik balego eta ez ilez, ezaugarri azaleko eta xume hori lagungarri garrantzitsutzat hartuko lukete naturalistek izaki bitxi hark hegaztiekin zukeen ahaidetasun gradua jakin ahal izateko.