The Book of NatureJ. & J. Harper, 1831 - 467 páginas |
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... fishes , the fishes much mutilated , a few tortoises , ferns , pines , and reeds ; in- dicating that they were formed at a period in which organized beings of this character abounded , but in which those of other characters did not ...
... fishes , the fishes much mutilated , a few tortoises , ferns , pines , and reeds ; in- dicating that they were formed at a period in which organized beings of this character abounded , but in which those of other characters did not ...
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... fishes , there are many tribes that derive by far the greater portion of their increase from the mineral kingdom alone ; while even in man him- self , air , water , common salt , and lime , which last is almost always an ingre- dient of ...
... fishes , there are many tribes that derive by far the greater portion of their increase from the mineral kingdom alone ; while even in man him- self , air , water , common salt , and lime , which last is almost always an ingre- dient of ...
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... fishes , and is now known by the name of gastrobranchus cæcus , or hag - fish . The siren lacertina , which was at first contemplated by Linnæus as an amphibious animal of a peculiar genus , was afterward declared by * See upon this ...
... fishes , and is now known by the name of gastrobranchus cæcus , or hag - fish . The siren lacertina , which was at first contemplated by Linnæus as an amphibious animal of a peculiar genus , was afterward declared by * See upon this ...
Página 94
... fish , and several other fishes , derive a similar power from their long pectoral fins ; while the troctilus , or humming - bird , unites the class of birds with that of insects . It is in one of its species , T. minimus , the least of ...
... fish , and several other fishes , derive a similar power from their long pectoral fins ; while the troctilus , or humming - bird , unites the class of birds with that of insects . It is in one of its species , T. minimus , the least of ...
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... fishes were seen sporting in the reservoir . † So in the thermal springs of Bahia in Brazil many small fishes are seen swimming in a rivulet that raises the thermometer to 88 ° , the temperature of the air being only 770. Sonnerat ...
... fishes were seen sporting in the reservoir . † So in the thermal springs of Bahia in Brazil many small fishes are seen swimming in a rivulet that raises the thermometer to 88 ° , the temperature of the air being only 770. Sonnerat ...
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