The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... sometimes scarcely retained strength enough to fly to a very short distance , having been destroyed in numbers by a stick only . Before the rigours of winter set in , they reside in moory and mountainous districts ; but in the extreme ...
... sometimes scarcely retained strength enough to fly to a very short distance , having been destroyed in numbers by a stick only . Before the rigours of winter set in , they reside in moory and mountainous districts ; but in the extreme ...
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... the highest estimation . The general length of this fish is fifteen inches , but specimens far larger have been occasi- onally met with . S. thynnus , or the tunny , is sometimes ten feet long , and on the Scotch coast one SCO SCO.
... the highest estimation . The general length of this fish is fifteen inches , but specimens far larger have been occasi- onally met with . S. thynnus , or the tunny , is sometimes ten feet long , and on the Scotch coast one SCO SCO.
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... sometimes in very small flocks ; its noise resembles the scream- ing sound of alarm uttered by poultry in danger . It is migratory , and supposed to feed on the seeds of trees , on fruits , and the exuviæ of beetles . The tail is sometimes ...
... sometimes in very small flocks ; its noise resembles the scream- ing sound of alarm uttered by poultry in danger . It is migratory , and supposed to feed on the seeds of trees , on fruits , and the exuviæ of beetles . The tail is sometimes ...
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... sometimes wide mouths , and sometimes only narrow entrances into large and spacious hollows . The bottom of the sea is covered with a variety of matters , such as could not be imagined by any but those who have exam- ined into it ...
... sometimes wide mouths , and sometimes only narrow entrances into large and spacious hollows . The bottom of the sea is covered with a variety of matters , such as could not be imagined by any but those who have exam- ined into it ...
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... sometimes of tendon . The tendons fasten the muscles to the bones ; and the fleshy part by its contrac- tions produces the motions of the bones . Into the fleshy parts of the muscles nume- rous nerves enter ; they are diffused over its ...
... sometimes of tendon . The tendons fasten the muscles to the bones ; and the fleshy part by its contrac- tions produces the motions of the bones . Into the fleshy parts of the muscles nume- rous nerves enter ; they are diffused over its ...
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