Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. "Beagle" Under Command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N.J. Murray, 1909 - Всего страниц: 537 |
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... Living Mammalia , by Mr Waterhouse ; of the Birds , by Mr Gould ; of the Fish , by the Rev. L. Jenyns ; and of the Reptiles , by Mr Bell . I have appended to the descriptions of each species an account of its habits and range These ...
... Living Mammalia , by Mr Waterhouse ; of the Birds , by Mr Gould ; of the Fish , by the Rev. L. Jenyns ; and of the Reptiles , by Mr Bell . I have appended to the descriptions of each species an account of its habits and range These ...
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... living creatures inhabit these valleys . The commonest bird is a kingfisher ( Dacelo Iagoensis ) , which tamely sits on the branches of the castor - oil plant , and thence darts on grass- hoppers and lizards . It is brightly - coloured ...
... living creatures inhabit these valleys . The commonest bird is a kingfisher ( Dacelo Iagoensis ) , which tamely sits on the branches of the castor - oil plant , and thence darts on grass- hoppers and lizards . It is brightly - coloured ...
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... living only in South America . The dust falls in such quantities as to dirty every- thing on board , and to hurt people's eyes ; vessels even have run on shore owing to the obscurity of the atmosphere . It has often fallen on ships when ...
... living only in South America . The dust falls in such quantities as to dirty every- thing on board , and to hurt people's eyes ; vessels even have run on shore owing to the obscurity of the atmosphere . It has often fallen on ships when ...
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... living sea - shells . Moreover in sea - shells , it is known that the parts habitually covered and shaded by the mantle of the animal are of a paler colour than those fully exposed to the light , just as is the case with this ...
... living sea - shells . Moreover in sea - shells , it is known that the parts habitually covered and shaded by the mantle of the animal are of a paler colour than those fully exposed to the light , just as is the case with this ...
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... living on the booby , and a tick which must have come here as a parasite on the birds ; a small brown moth , belonging to a genus that feeds on feathers ; a beetle ( Quedius ) and a woodlouse from beneath the dung ; and lastly ...
... living on the booby , and a tick which must have come here as a parasite on the birds ; a small brown moth , belonging to a genus that feeds on feathers ; a beetle ( Quedius ) and a woodlouse from beneath the dung ; and lastly ...
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