A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Том 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... short distance from home . The flight of insects is even more remarkable for its velocity in proportion to their ... short interval in which a day's labour into as short a period as the accom- he would have to expend it when supporting ...
... short distance from home . The flight of insects is even more remarkable for its velocity in proportion to their ... short interval in which a day's labour into as short a period as the accom- he would have to expend it when supporting ...
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... short legs , and these chiefly employed in swimming . Thus every external part , hitherto noticed , appears adapted to the life and situation of the animal ; nor are the inward parts , though less immediately appropriated to flight ...
... short legs , and these chiefly employed in swimming . Thus every external part , hitherto noticed , appears adapted to the life and situation of the animal ; nor are the inward parts , though less immediately appropriated to flight ...
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... short ones ; water - fowl and birds of the poultry kind , the longest of all . There is still another appendix observable in the intestines of birds , resembling a little worm , which is nothing more than the remainder of that passage ...
... short ones ; water - fowl and birds of the poultry kind , the longest of all . There is still another appendix observable in the intestines of birds , resembling a little worm , which is nothing more than the remainder of that passage ...
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... short way in illustrating the different tribes of so numerous a class . The number of birds already known amounts to above eight hundred ; 1 and every person who turns his mind to these kinds of pursuits , is every day adding to the ...
... short way in illustrating the different tribes of so numerous a class . The number of birds already known amounts to above eight hundred ; 1 and every person who turns his mind to these kinds of pursuits , is every day adding to the ...
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... short and pointed , and two inches and a half at the beginning . The external form of the eye is like that of man , the upper eye - lid being adorned with eye - lashes , which are longer than those on the lid below . The tongue is small ...
... short and pointed , and two inches and a half at the beginning . The external form of the eye is like that of man , the upper eye - lid being adorned with eye - lashes , which are longer than those on the lid below . The tongue is small ...
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animal appear beak beautiful belly bill birds birds of prey bittern body bones bottom breed brown called CHAP chiefly claws coast colour common continue covered crocodile devour distance duck eagle eggs eyes feathers feed feet female fins fish flesh flight flocks frequently frog furnished gannet gills habits hatched head heron hole inches inhabitants insects islands kind larvæ legs length less live male mandible manner motion mouth native nature neck nest never observed ostrich oysters pectoral fins pigeon plumage prey quadrupeds red grouse resembling rivers rocks round Scotland season seems seen seize seldom serpents shell shore side skin sometimes soon spawn species spot spring Supplementary Note surface swallow tail taken Temminck thick thrush tion toad toes trees tribe upper usually venom viviparous whale whole wild wings winter woods young