A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... less per- fectly formed , discover their defects in the sim- plicity of their conformation ; the mechanism of birds is still less complex ; fishes are furnished with fewer organs still ; whilst insects , more im- perfect than all , seem ...
... less per- fectly formed , discover their defects in the sim- plicity of their conformation ; the mechanism of birds is still less complex ; fishes are furnished with fewer organs still ; whilst insects , more im- perfect than all , seem ...
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... less proportion to the body than in quadrupeds , that it may more readily divide the air in flying , and make way for the body , so as to render its passage more easy . Their eyes also are more flat and depressed than in quadrupeds ; a ...
... less proportion to the body than in quadrupeds , that it may more readily divide the air in flying , and make way for the body , so as to render its passage more easy . Their eyes also are more flat and depressed than in quadrupeds ; a ...
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... less vivid in the generality of birds . Many of them wind their prey at an immense distance , while others are ... less immediately appropriated to flight , less necessary to safety . The bones of every part of the body are extremely ...
... less vivid in the generality of birds . Many of them wind their prey at an immense distance , while others are ... less immediately appropriated to flight , less necessary to safety . The bones of every part of the body are extremely ...
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... less and less , till at last the little opening by which they communicated with the quill becomes wholly obliterated ; and the quill , Nothing can exceed the patience of birds while hatching ; Book I. ] 7 OF BIRDS IN GENERAL .
... less and less , till at last the little opening by which they communicated with the quill becomes wholly obliterated ; and the quill , Nothing can exceed the patience of birds while hatching ; Book I. ] 7 OF BIRDS IN GENERAL .
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... less busily em- ployed ; the little birds then discontinue their singing , taken up with more important pursuits of common subsistence . While the young are yet unfledged and con- tinue in the nest , the old ones take care to pro- vide ...
... less busily em- ployed ; the little birds then discontinue their singing , taken up with more important pursuits of common subsistence . While the young are yet unfledged and con- tinue in the nest , the old ones take care to pro- vide ...
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