Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World: Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N.John Murray, 1873 - Всего страниц: 519 |
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... Living Mammalia , by Mr. Water- house ; 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 ...
... Living Mammalia , by Mr. Water- house ; 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 ...
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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 grasshoppers 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 grasshoppers 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 inantle of the animal , are of a paler colour than those fully ex- posed 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 inantle of the animal , are of a paler colour than those fully ex- posed to the light , just as is the case with this ...
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... living animals , it is an interesting physiological fact * to find substances harder than the enamel of teeth , and coloured surfaces as well polished as those of a fresh shell , re- formed through inorganic means from dead organic ...
... living animals , it is an interesting physiological fact * to find substances harder than the enamel of teeth , and coloured surfaces as well polished as those of a fresh shell , re- formed through inorganic means from dead organic ...
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