The Illustrated Natural HistoryG. Routledge and Sons, 1863 - Всего страниц: 810 |
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... of dead wood and dried leaves which collect in abundance in such localities , and will not venture out again until it is tolerably sure that the danger has passed away . Wood As is the case with most of these Lizards.
... of dead wood and dried leaves which collect in abundance in such localities , and will not venture out again until it is tolerably sure that the danger has passed away . Wood As is the case with most of these Lizards.
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... leaves among which it resides , that its outline can with difficulty be discerned , even by a practised eye . As is the case with most reptiles , it loves to emerge from its retreat and crawl to some spot where the sunbeams have ...
... leaves among which it resides , that its outline can with difficulty be discerned , even by a practised eye . As is the case with most reptiles , it loves to emerge from its retreat and crawl to some spot where the sunbeams have ...
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... leaves the reptile in quiet possession of its abode . Happily for the Lizard , the belief in its venomous propensities is widely diffused and deeply engrained in the popular mind , so that without having a single dangerous property ...
... leaves the reptile in quiet possession of its abode . Happily for the Lizard , the belief in its venomous propensities is widely diffused and deeply engrained in the popular mind , so that without having a single dangerous property ...
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... leaves brings them from their recesses , and causes them to glide about the moss and turf most merrily . Sometimes , when they are coiled asleep within their home , their bodies are pressed against the glass , and it is curious to see ...
... leaves brings them from their recesses , and causes them to glide about the moss and turf most merrily . Sometimes , when they are coiled asleep within their home , their bodies are pressed against the glass , and it is curious to see ...
Стр. 65
... leaves , is able to leave its winter quarters as soon as the vegetation begins fairly to sprout , and the slugs to devour it . Even during the winter , a warmer sunbeam than usual will tempt the Blindworm to come to the mouth of its ...
... leaves , is able to leave its winter quarters as soon as the vegetation begins fairly to sprout , and the slugs to devour it . Even during the winter , a warmer sunbeam than usual will tempt the Blindworm to come to the mouth of its ...
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abdomen anal fins animal antennæ aperture appendages bands beak beautiful beetles belonging body British brown burrow called captured carapace cells cephalothorax claws coasts colour common covered crab creature crustaceans curious dark dorsal fin edge eggs elytra engraving example extremely eyes feeds feet female fish flat flattened foot footstalks Frog front furnished Genus gills green habits head hook horny illustration inches in length inhabitants insects jaws joint known larva larvæ lateral line limbs living Lizard male mandibles membranous molluscs mouth native nearly operculum pectoral fins peculiar placed plates polyzoa prey projecting remarkable represented reptile resemblance round rows sand scales seas seen Serpent shape shell short side skin slender Snake soft sometimes species specimen spider spines spots statoblast Stickleback strong structure substance surface tail teeth tentacles thorax Toad toothed tube upper wings yellow young
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Стр. 351 - Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shaped his growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed!
Стр. 351 - Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low- vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!
Стр. 351 - Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more.
Стр. 25 - ... sends the sand around her, scattering it to the distance of several feet. In this manner the hole is dug to the depth of eighteen inches, or sometimes more than two feet. This labour I have seen performed in the short period of nine minutes.
Стр. 266 - In this manner the merciless pursuer seemed to stride along the sea with fearful rapidity, while his brilliant coat sparkled and flashed in the sun quite splendidly. As he fell headlong on the water at the end of each huge leap, a series of circles were sent far over the still surface, -which lay as smooth as a mirror.
Стр. 136 - ... than the rest, actually scans its lips, and almost without resistance becomes a meal for its enemy. During such a proceeding the snake is generally observed with its head raised about ten or twelve inches above the branch round which its body and tail are entwined, with its mouth open and its neck inflated, as if anxiously endeavouring to increase the terror which it would almost appear it was aware would sooner or later bring within its grasp some one of the feathered group. "Whatever may be...
Стр. 591 - The Birgos is diurnal in its habits; but every night it is said to pay a visit to the sea, no doubt for the purpose of moistening its branchiae.
Стр. 348 - It was creeping on its eight legs, which, from their soft and flexible nature, bent considerably under the weight of its body, so that it was lifted by the efforts of its tentacula only, a small distance from the rocks. It appeared much alarmed at seeing...
Стр. 540 - ... able to graze, perishes in a state of extreme exhaustion. Those which are in good condition often perish soon after the bite is inflicted, with staggering and blindness, as if the brain were affected by it. Sudden changes of temperature produced by falls of rain seem to hasten the progress of the complaint; but in general, the emaciation goes on uninterruptedly for months, and do what we will, the poor animals perish miserably.
Стр. 540 - ... begin to run, the coat stares as if the animal were cold, a swelling appears under the jaw, and sometimes at the navel ; and, though the animal continues to graze, emaciation commences, accompanied with a peculiar flaccidity of the muscles, and this proceeds unchecked until, perhaps months afterward, purging comes on, and the animal, no longer able to graze, perishes in a state of extreme exhaustion.