A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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Oliver Goldsmith. A HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE , BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH . With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom , Translated from the French of Baron Cuvier , AND COPIOUS NOTES EMBRACING ACCOUNTS OF NEW DISCOVERIES ...
Oliver Goldsmith. A HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE , BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH . With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom , Translated from the French of Baron Cuvier , AND COPIOUS NOTES EMBRACING ACCOUNTS OF NEW DISCOVERIES ...
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... nature performs this the danger there would be of the bile regurgitat - operation of moulting is thus : the quill , or ing into the stomach in their various rapid mo- tions , as we see in men at sea ; wherefore their biliary duct is so ...
... nature performs this the danger there would be of the bile regurgitat - operation of moulting is thus : the quill , or ing into the stomach in their various rapid mo- tions , as we see in men at sea ; wherefore their biliary duct is so ...
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... nature , where she has denied the power of resistance , has compensated by the fertility attending procreation . appe- Birds in general , though they have so much to fear from man and each other , are seldom scared away from their usual ...
... nature , where she has denied the power of resistance , has compensated by the fertility attending procreation . appe- Birds in general , though they have so much to fear from man and each other , are seldom scared away from their usual ...
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... nature strong upon them , except in a few ; they generally maintain their very colour : but it is otherwise with domestic animals ; they change at the will of man of the tame pigeon , for in- stance , it is said that they can be bred to ...
... nature strong upon them , except in a few ; they generally maintain their very colour : but it is otherwise with domestic animals ; they change at the will of man of the tame pigeon , for in- stance , it is said that they can be bred to ...
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... nature herself seems to offer us this obvious distribution , in methodizing ani- mals of the feathered creation ... nature , while he was only thus making arbitrary distributions , would be very much mistaken . Should he come to enter ...
... nature herself seems to offer us this obvious distribution , in methodizing ani- mals of the feathered creation ... nature , while he was only thus making arbitrary distributions , would be very much mistaken . Should he come to enter ...
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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