A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... skin , and come to its full size , grows harder as it grows older , and receives a kind of periosteum or skin round the shaft , by which it seems attached to the animal . In proportion as the quill grows older , its sides , or the bony ...
... skin , and come to its full size , grows harder as it grows older , and receives a kind of periosteum or skin round the shaft , by which it seems attached to the animal . In proportion as the quill grows older , its sides , or the bony ...
Page 14
... skin , and nervous at the point . Their legs are short , and their feet formed for swim- ming , the toes being webbed together their body is fat , inclining to rancidity . They live in waters , and chiefly build their nests upon land ...
... skin , and nervous at the point . Their legs are short , and their feet formed for swim- ming , the toes being webbed together their body is fat , inclining to rancidity . They live in waters , and chiefly build their nests upon land ...
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... skin in this part is of a livid flesh - colour , which some improperly would have to be blue . The bill is short and pointed , and two inches and a half at the beginning . The external form of the eye is like that of man , the upper eye ...
... skin in this part is of a livid flesh - colour , which some improperly would have to be blue . The bill is short and pointed , and two inches and a half at the beginning . The external form of the eye is like that of man , the upper eye ...
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... skin , and passing up an arm through the neck , thus counterfeit all the motions of this animal . By this artifice they approach the os- trich , which becomes an easy prey . He is some- times also taken by dogs and nets , but the most ...
... skin , and passing up an arm through the neck , thus counterfeit all the motions of this animal . By this artifice they approach the os- trich , which becomes an easy prey . He is some- times also taken by dogs and nets , but the most ...
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... skin , which resemble somewhat the gills of a posed of down , is quite covered . There are fea- cock , but that they are blue as well as red . The thers on the head and neck ; but they are so skin which covers the fore - part of the ...
... skin , which resemble somewhat the gills of a posed of down , is quite covered . There are fea- cock , but that they are blue as well as red . The thers on the head and neck ; but they are so skin which covers the fore - part of the ...
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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