Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 2. köideMordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Ellor Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1867 |
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... four equidistant stripes , nearly black , extending from the neck to the tail ; length four inches , without the tail . Incisors ( cutting - teeth ) strong , and deep orange- colour on the outer surface ; on each side of the mouth is a ...
... four equidistant stripes , nearly black , extending from the neck to the tail ; length four inches , without the tail . Incisors ( cutting - teeth ) strong , and deep orange- colour on the outer surface ; on each side of the mouth is a ...
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... four of her claws remain to this day on its back as evidence of the story's truthfulness . Hence it is that Indian boys seldom kill this squirrel , ill luck befalling all such profane trans- gressors , and that " medicine men " ( the ...
... four of her claws remain to this day on its back as evidence of the story's truthfulness . Hence it is that Indian boys seldom kill this squirrel , ill luck befalling all such profane trans- gressors , and that " medicine men " ( the ...
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... four classes , two of which are animal - i . e . , wool and silk - and two vegetable ; which may be termed vascular and cellular . WOOL has a peculiar structure , readily to be dis- tinguished from all other animal and vegetable fibres ...
... four classes , two of which are animal - i . e . , wool and silk - and two vegetable ; which may be termed vascular and cellular . WOOL has a peculiar structure , readily to be dis- tinguished from all other animal and vegetable fibres ...
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... four specimens of the Anemone Egeon alfordi . On Tuesday , December 5th , I brought home two from the pools , formed by large stones and boulders , on the beach in Porth Crapa Bay , on the south side of St. Mary's . On Wednesday , the ...
... four specimens of the Anemone Egeon alfordi . On Tuesday , December 5th , I brought home two from the pools , formed by large stones and boulders , on the beach in Porth Crapa Bay , on the south side of St. Mary's . On Wednesday , the ...
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... four , which is least attractive in its colouring , stands about five inches high without the column being fully stretched , and more than five inches in diameter of flower . Turning to another branch of natural history , you may like ...
... four , which is least attractive in its colouring , stands about five inches high without the column being fully stretched , and more than five inches in diameter of flower . Turning to another branch of natural history , you may like ...
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