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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... inches , without the tail . Incisors ( cutting - teeth ) strong , and deep orange- colour on the outer surface ; on each side of the mouth is a large pouch , opening just anterior to the molar teeth , and extending back to the shoulder ...
... inches , without the tail . Incisors ( cutting - teeth ) strong , and deep orange- colour on the outer surface ; on each side of the mouth is a large pouch , opening just anterior to the molar teeth , and extending back to the shoulder ...
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... inches deep and from fifteen to eighteen in diameter , was procured , and a layer of sand an inch or two in thickness , and some large stones placed therein ( this sand was procured from a brook in order that animalcules suitable as ...
... inches deep and from fifteen to eighteen in diameter , was procured , and a layer of sand an inch or two in thickness , and some large stones placed therein ( this sand was procured from a brook in order that animalcules suitable as ...
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... inches long , and one inch and a quarter broad , at- tached to a good - sized piece of flint . J. S. , St. Mary Bourne , Hants . ZOOLOGY . RED - BREASTED FLY - CATCHER ( Muscicapa parca ) . -Mr . E. H. Rodd has addressed the following ...
... inches long , and one inch and a quarter broad , at- tached to a good - sized piece of flint . J. S. , St. Mary Bourne , Hants . ZOOLOGY . RED - BREASTED FLY - CATCHER ( Muscicapa parca ) . -Mr . E. H. Rodd has addressed the following ...
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... inches long , and put some cotton wool lightly into the upper part of it , with two or three fleas . The other end was stopped with a cork , and to find them I used to take this out and apply the open part to the back of the hand , when ...
... inches long , and put some cotton wool lightly into the upper part of it , with two or three fleas . The other end was stopped with a cork , and to find them I used to take this out and apply the open part to the back of the hand , when ...
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... 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 to hear that a Great Northern Diver , in mature plumage , was brought ...
... 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 to hear that a Great Northern Diver , in mature plumage , was brought ...
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algæ animalcules animals appearance aquaria aquarium Ascidians balsam beautiful beetle bird body British called Canada balsam caterpillar cells centre colour common containing correspondent covered creature Crustacea crystals curious cuticle Daphnia desmids diameter diatoms eggs examined feet female ferns fibres fish flowers foraminifera fossil frequently frond fungi fungus garden genus give glass granules green growing habits hilum hole inches insects interesting larva larvæ leaves light Little Bittern living London microscope microscopists minute mollusks moth mounted mouth Natural History nest never notice object observed obtained paper piece plants present proboscis queries readers remains remarkable resemblance round sand scales SCIENCE GOSSIP seen shell side slide Snail Snail H species specimens spider spores spot stem surface Swallows tank thick tion Torrubia tree tube vegetable wings winter wood young