Hardwicke's Science-gossipRobert Hardwicke, 1893 |
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Page 81
... young will be likely to encounter . Hence a pigeon lays only a pair of eggs , while the thrush deposits some half - dozen in its nest , and partridges , pheasants , tits , and other birds , lay from a dozen to a Then we find that ...
... young will be likely to encounter . Hence a pigeon lays only a pair of eggs , while the thrush deposits some half - dozen in its nest , and partridges , pheasants , tits , and other birds , lay from a dozen to a Then we find that ...
Page 102
... young invalid for the first time , and pronouncing it a case of myiasis , he personally made injections of chloroform and the essence of turpentine attenuated in water . No maggots appeared in consequence of these injections , but in ...
... young invalid for the first time , and pronouncing it a case of myiasis , he personally made injections of chloroform and the essence of turpentine attenuated in water . No maggots appeared in consequence of these injections , but in ...
Page 179
... young ; in 1857 , when with Dr. Fleming , to 240 more " in the course of a single night , " and Dr. McBain calculates that during the time she was under his guardianship she gave birth to upwards of 150 young ones , thus making a total ...
... young ; in 1857 , when with Dr. Fleming , to 240 more " in the course of a single night , " and Dr. McBain calculates that during the time she was under his guardianship she gave birth to upwards of 150 young ones , thus making a total ...
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Field Mice 86 | 17 |
Plants Colouration in | 22 |
Flowers yet fresh form Childhood 145 | 35 |
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