A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... marked with a number of little tubercles of a deep green , and the shell is not very thick . The largest of these is found to be fifteen inches round one way , and about twelve the other . The southern parts of the most eastern Indies ...
... marked with a number of little tubercles of a deep green , and the shell is not very thick . The largest of these is found to be fifteen inches round one way , and about twelve the other . The southern parts of the most eastern Indies ...
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... marked and indented on the outside with muscular impressions . What little remained within of the reticulated cells appeared to be nearly perfect . They were all found by the natives in the Waiapu river , and were collected by them for ...
... marked and indented on the outside with muscular impressions . What little remained within of the reticulated cells appeared to be nearly perfect . They were all found by the natives in the Waiapu river , and were collected by them for ...
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... marked as when they come to be adult . They are at first white ; then inclining to yellow ; and at last of a light brown . Age , hunger , long cap- tivity , and diseases , make them whiter . It is said they live above a hundred years ...
... marked as when they come to be adult . They are at first white ; then inclining to yellow ; and at last of a light brown . Age , hunger , long cap- tivity , and diseases , make them whiter . It is said they live above a hundred years ...
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... marked with cross bands of tawny iron ; the legs covered with tawny iron feathers.3 The common eagle of a brown colour ; the head and upper part of the neck inclining to red ; the tail feathers white , blackening at the ends ; the outer ...
... marked with cross bands of tawny iron ; the legs covered with tawny iron feathers.3 The common eagle of a brown colour ; the head and upper part of the neck inclining to red ; the tail feathers white , blackening at the ends ; the outer ...
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... marked by their naked heads , and beak straight in the beginning , but hooking at the point . They are still more strongly marked by their nature , which , as has been observed , is cruel , un- clean , and indolent . Their sense of ...
... marked by their naked heads , and beak straight in the beginning , but hooking at the point . They are still more strongly marked by their nature , which , as has been observed , is cruel , un- clean , and indolent . Their sense of ...
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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