A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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Page 5
... probably to moisten its surface . The eyes , though they out- wardly appear but small , yet separately , each almost equals the brain ; whereas in man the brain is more than twenty times larger than the orbit of the eye . Nor is this ...
... probably to moisten its surface . The eyes , though they out- wardly appear but small , yet separately , each almost equals the brain ; whereas in man the brain is more than twenty times larger than the orbit of the eye . Nor is this ...
Page 11
... probably , When their plan is resolved upon , they all take of all others , the most grateful . We are not to flight together , and often appear in such num- be astonished , therefore , at the amazing numbers bers , that to mariners at ...
... probably , When their plan is resolved upon , they all take of all others , the most grateful . We are not to flight together , and often appear in such num- be astonished , therefore , at the amazing numbers bers , that to mariners at ...
Page 12
... probably nothing else but a species of torpor , out mals which remain in a state of torpidity during the of which the animal , in most cases , might be roused , winter , does not appear to be accurately drawn by if the requisite caution ...
... probably nothing else but a species of torpor , out mals which remain in a state of torpidity during the of which the animal , in most cases , might be roused , winter , does not appear to be accurately drawn by if the requisite caution ...
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... probably find all the species , and all the varieties that demand his curiosity . When the leader of any tribe is described , and its his- tory known , it will give a very tolerable idea of all the species contained under it . It is ...
... probably find all the species , and all the varieties that demand his curiosity . When the leader of any tribe is described , and its his- tory known , it will give a very tolerable idea of all the species contained under it . It is ...
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... probably , they were in the habit of swallowing , like the gra- nivorous birds to which systematists have associated them . This description has been copied by Nieremberg ; and Bontius , who has devoted to the dodo the seven- teenth ...
... probably , they were in the habit of swallowing , like the gra- nivorous birds to which systematists have associated them . This description has been copied by Nieremberg ; and Bontius , who has devoted to the dodo the seven- teenth ...
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