A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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Page 12
... supposed that they see the country to which they travel , from their height in the air ; since , though they mounted for miles , the convexity of the globe would intercept their view : it must therefore only be , that they go on as they ...
... supposed that they see the country to which they travel , from their height in the air ; since , though they mounted for miles , the convexity of the globe would intercept their view : it must therefore only be , that they go on as they ...
Page 16
... supposed capable of affording a retreat to the ostrich . They inhabit , from preference , the most solitary and horrid deserts , where there are few vegetables to clothe the surface of the earth , and where the rain never comes to ...
... supposed capable of affording a retreat to the ostrich . They inhabit , from preference , the most solitary and horrid deserts , where there are few vegetables to clothe the surface of the earth , and where the rain never comes to ...
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... supposed that this was shed every year with the feathers ; but the most pro- bable opinion is , that it only exfoliates slowly | the ground . like the beak . To the peculiar oddity of this natural armour may be added the colour of the ...
... supposed that this was shed every year with the feathers ; but the most pro- bable opinion is , that it only exfoliates slowly | the ground . like the beak . To the peculiar oddity of this natural armour may be added the colour of the ...
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... supposed from its figure , and is very easily taken . Three or four dodos are enough to dine a hundred men . Whether the dodo be the same bird with that which some travellers have described under the bird of Nazareth , yet remains ...
... supposed from its figure , and is very easily taken . Three or four dodos are enough to dine a hundred men . Whether the dodo be the same bird with that which some travellers have described under the bird of Nazareth , yet remains ...
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... supposed that the great bird called the Rock , described by Arabian writers , and so much exaggerated by fable , is but a species of the condor . The great bird of Tarnassar , in the East Indies , that is larger than the eagle , as well ...
... supposed that the great bird called the Rock , described by Arabian writers , and so much exaggerated by fable , is but a species of the condor . The great bird of Tarnassar , in the East Indies , that is larger than the eagle , as well ...
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