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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... ( nearly as bad as Indian ) ; tamias being Greek for store - keeper , the generic title . The specific name tells us that he has four stripes , or " ribbons , " marking his skin . The Missouri Striped Squirrel is the familiar appellation ...
... ( nearly as bad as Indian ) ; tamias being Greek for store - keeper , the generic title . The specific name tells us that he has four stripes , or " ribbons , " marking his skin . The Missouri Striped Squirrel is the familiar appellation ...
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... Nearly three weeks passed , when the love of prying overcame all other scruples , and a peep into the snug , cosy , chequered retreat was irresistible . Separating with the utmost caution the walls of the entrance- hole , three baby ...
... Nearly three weeks passed , when the love of prying overcame all other scruples , and a peep into the snug , cosy , chequered retreat was irresistible . Separating with the utmost caution the walls of the entrance- hole , three baby ...
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... mandibles ; they are brought nearly close , with the tongue exserted on one side : this is suddenly withdrawn , and the result is - snap . His movements , when any live prey is put in 4 [ JAN . 1 , 1866 . SCIENCE - GOSSIP .
... mandibles ; they are brought nearly close , with the tongue exserted on one side : this is suddenly withdrawn , and the result is - snap . His movements , when any live prey is put in 4 [ JAN . 1 , 1866 . SCIENCE - GOSSIP .
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... nearly horizontal , having only a slight inclination downward ; and in the cast skins Fig . 2. Mandible of Spider . of hair is perhaps used to clean the teeth of the op- posite maxilla . to be found on old walls , the claws lie close to ...
... nearly horizontal , having only a slight inclination downward ; and in the cast skins Fig . 2. Mandible of Spider . of hair is perhaps used to clean the teeth of the op- posite maxilla . to be found on old walls , the claws lie close to ...
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... nearly all the plants in my garden became last year so deeply cut as to be almost pinnate . This was no doubt caused by the dryness of the season . The horse - radish is a plant which loves a cool , moist soil , establishing itself by ...
... nearly all the plants in my garden became last year so deeply cut as to be almost pinnate . This was no doubt caused by the dryness of the season . The horse - radish is a plant which loves a cool , moist soil , establishing itself by ...
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