Proceedings and Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glascow, 3–4. köideThe Society., 1878 |
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... specimens being sent for exhibition by Mr Alexander M'Gregor of the Clydesdale Bank , Glasgow . Mr Young stated that the edible bird's - nests are formed by a species of swallow belonging to the family Cypselidae , which have the power ...
... specimens being sent for exhibition by Mr Alexander M'Gregor of the Clydesdale Bank , Glasgow . Mr Young stated that the edible bird's - nests are formed by a species of swallow belonging to the family Cypselidae , which have the power ...
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... specimens were of rare species , among which were Papilio hesperus , P. latreillianus , Charaxes ameliae , and C. eupale - two of these Mr Chapman had not seen before . Mr George Donaldson exhibited several objects of interest which he ...
... specimens were of rare species , among which were Papilio hesperus , P. latreillianus , Charaxes ameliae , and C. eupale - two of these Mr Chapman had not seen before . Mr George Donaldson exhibited several objects of interest which he ...
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... specimens of the Rough - legged species , as some mistakes have occurred by persons confusing this bird with the Common Buzzard ( Buteo vulgaris ) , of which specimens have also been more numerous than usual this season . The bird ...
... specimens of the Rough - legged species , as some mistakes have occurred by persons confusing this bird with the Common Buzzard ( Buteo vulgaris ) , of which specimens have also been more numerous than usual this season . The bird ...
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... Specimens have been obtained nearly every year , but seldom if ever in the same numbers as during the past winter . Obs . When on the subject of Buzzards , I may read the follow- ing notice which has been kindly sent me by Mr Gray : " A ...
... Specimens have been obtained nearly every year , but seldom if ever in the same numbers as during the past winter . Obs . When on the subject of Buzzards , I may read the follow- ing notice which has been kindly sent me by Mr Gray : " A ...
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... specimens of the tubes . shown are placed on the sand in their natural condition ; and a decided contrast between the native sand and that of the tubes is seen . This difference of shade will be found on close examination to arise from ...
... specimens of the tubes . shown are placed on the sand in their natural condition ; and a decided contrast between the native sand and that of the tubes is seen . This difference of shade will be found on close examination to arise from ...
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Page 215 - ... often as large as the head of a young child ; when the rind is removed, we find it to be a mass of cellular tissue, filled with fluid, much like that in a young turnip. Owing to the depth beneath the soil at which it is found, it is generally deliciously cool and refreshing. Another kind, named mokuri, is seen in other parts of the country, where long-continued heat parches the soil. This plant is a herbaceous creeper, and deposits under ground a number of tubers, gome as large as a man's head,...