Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1Colburn, 1852 - Всего страниц: 317 |
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... inches long , forming the tail . There are several varieties of honey suckers and humming birds , all very beautiful ; indeed , there is a very varied and extensive catalogue of handsome small birds , some no larger than the top joint ...
... inches long , forming the tail . There are several varieties of honey suckers and humming birds , all very beautiful ; indeed , there is a very varied and extensive catalogue of handsome small birds , some no larger than the top joint ...
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... inches in length . The sleeping lizard is about 10 inches in length , and 5 inches in girth . But the most curious variety is the Jew lizard , so named from a frill behind the head and round the neck . I have a Jew lizard by me which I ...
... inches in length . The sleeping lizard is about 10 inches in length , and 5 inches in girth . But the most curious variety is the Jew lizard , so named from a frill behind the head and round the neck . I have a Jew lizard by me which I ...
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... inches in length , 7 inches in girth , and of a deep brown colour when placid , and a faintish yellow when irritated . The largest of the lizard family is the guana , a brown coloured reptile , with a back serrated like that of the Jew ...
... inches in length , 7 inches in girth , and of a deep brown colour when placid , and a faintish yellow when irritated . The largest of the lizard family is the guana , a brown coloured reptile , with a back serrated like that of the Jew ...
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... inch and a half in length ; and the varieties of beetles , ichnumans , spiders , caterpillars , moths , butterflies ... inches long , and as thick as a man's fore- finger , is a soft , marrum - like marsal , swallowed by the aborigines ...
... inch and a half in length ; and the varieties of beetles , ichnumans , spiders , caterpillars , moths , butterflies ... inches long , and as thick as a man's fore- finger , is a soft , marrum - like marsal , swallowed by the aborigines ...
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... inches apart , and their roots protected from the summer - heat by a covering of litter . The fig , a native of Asia , grows luxu- riantly in Australia , producing two crops in the year . The first , from the Midsummer shoots of the ...
... inches apart , and their roots protected from the summer - heat by a covering of litter . The fig , a native of Asia , grows luxu- riantly in Australia , producing two crops in the year . The first , from the Midsummer shoots of the ...
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Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1 Francis Lancelott Полный просмотр - 1852 |
Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1 Francis Lancelott Полный просмотр - 1852 |
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