A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... appears to have been doubtful texture of the body . It is well known that if any part of the body be frost - bitten , an ... appear and become torpid , either in a perfect or em- bryo state , soon after the autumnal equinox : they are ...
... appears to have been doubtful texture of the body . It is well known that if any part of the body be frost - bitten , an ... appear and become torpid , either in a perfect or em- bryo state , soon after the autumnal equinox : they are ...
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... appear ; there is a row of small hairs , over which there is it being hid under the feathers of the back . In ... appears except the ends , which large feathers , there are two processes formed by are hard and black ; because the other ...
... appear ; there is a row of small hairs , over which there is it being hid under the feathers of the back . In ... appears except the ends , which large feathers , there are two processes formed by are hard and black ; because the other ...
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... appear to have been the first residents of Rodrigue ; and , although some allowances appear to be neces- sary on account of the period in which he wrote , for descriptions and drawings apparently from memory , and a somewhat traveller ...
... appear to have been the first residents of Rodrigue ; and , although some allowances appear to be neces- sary on account of the period in which he wrote , for descriptions and drawings apparently from memory , and a somewhat traveller ...
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... appear to have been any where recorded . From the nature and habits of the bird , it is clear that the duration of the species was wholly incompatible with the dominion of man : had it been capable of domestication , or had it pos ...
... appear to have been any where recorded . From the nature and habits of the bird , it is clear that the duration of the species was wholly incompatible with the dominion of man : had it been capable of domestication , or had it pos ...
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... appear- ance than any I had hitherto witnessed . I returned in the autumn to the Bay of Islands , without glean- ing any further information relative to the Moa . 46 Mr. Colenso , after stating his reasons for believing that the Moa no ...
... appear- ance than any I had hitherto witnessed . I returned in the autumn to the Bay of Islands , without glean- ing any further information relative to the Moa . 46 Mr. Colenso , after stating his reasons for believing that the Moa no ...
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