A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... furnished with fewer organs still ; whilst insects , more im- perfect than all , seem to fill up the chasm that separates animal from vegetable nature . Of man , the most perfect animal , there are but three or four species ; of ...
... furnished with fewer organs still ; whilst insects , more im- perfect than all , seem to fill up the chasm that separates animal from vegetable nature . Of man , the most perfect animal , there are but three or four species ; of ...
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... furnished with a gland behind , containing a proper quantity of oil , which can be pressed out by the bird's bill , and laid smoothly over every feather that wants to be dressed for the occasion . This gland is situated on the rump ...
... furnished with a gland behind , containing a proper quantity of oil , which can be pressed out by the bird's bill , and laid smoothly over every feather that wants to be dressed for the occasion . This gland is situated on the rump ...
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... furnished with strong muscular fibres , as well circular as longitudinal . first produced it . It seems formed to live among the sandy and burning deserts of the torrid zone ; and , as in some measure it owes its birth to their genial ...
... furnished with strong muscular fibres , as well circular as longitudinal . first produced it . It seems formed to live among the sandy and burning deserts of the torrid zone ; and , as in some measure it owes its birth to their genial ...
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... furnished also with plenty covering ; but in the cassowary , all the feathers of black hair . The hole of the ear is very large are of the same kind , and outwardly of the same and open , being only covered with small black colour ...
... furnished also with plenty covering ; but in the cassowary , all the feathers of black hair . The hole of the ear is very large are of the same kind , and outwardly of the same and open , being only covered with small black colour ...
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... furnished with a tail , with a few small curled feathers ; but this tail is dispropor- tioned and displaced . Its legs are too short for running , and its body too fat to be strong . One would take it for a tortoise that had supplied it ...
... furnished with a tail , with a few small curled feathers ; but this tail is dispropor- tioned and displaced . Its legs are too short for running , and its body too fat to be strong . One would take it for a tortoise that had supplied it ...
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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