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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Page 13
... scales are readily available for micro- scopic objects , and those of the Sole are often recommended ; but the scale of the common fresh water Perch is quite as interesting , and less commonly used . Those of the Roach and Dace are by ...
... scales are readily available for micro- scopic objects , and those of the Sole are often recommended ; but the scale of the common fresh water Perch is quite as interesting , and less commonly used . Those of the Roach and Dace are by ...
Page 18
... scales , and loose bones . For a very obvious reason , jaws and spines are not so readily met with as teeth and loose bones . Some very fine specimens , however , of jaws have been found , vary- ing considerably in the number of teeth ...
... scales , and loose bones . For a very obvious reason , jaws and spines are not so readily met with as teeth and loose bones . Some very fine specimens , however , of jaws have been found , vary- ing considerably in the number of teeth ...
Page 20
... scale upon the surface of the stem or leaf , having a folded hair - like proboscis , with which it pierces the plant ... scales or feathers , were covered with a white mealy dust ; it had no long proboscis , and only a short antennæ ...
... scale upon the surface of the stem or leaf , having a folded hair - like proboscis , with which it pierces the plant ... scales or feathers , were covered with a white mealy dust ; it had no long proboscis , and only a short antennæ ...
Page 27
... scale and fin proof . These birds never appear to be the least wet on emergence from the water , yet the feathers are not like those of the Water - rail , Dipper , or smooth - backed Duck , and its oil gland . I could never discover any ...
... scale and fin proof . These birds never appear to be the least wet on emergence from the water , yet the feathers are not like those of the Water - rail , Dipper , or smooth - backed Duck , and its oil gland . I could never discover any ...
Page 28
... scales of an iridescent green glow with refulgent beauty . The under- surface of the hind - wing presents a no less marvel- lous display - white , black , brown , blue , pearly grey , and iridescent green scales are scattered apparently ...
... scales of an iridescent green glow with refulgent beauty . The under- surface of the hind - wing presents a no less marvel- lous display - white , black , brown , blue , pearly grey , and iridescent green scales are scattered apparently ...
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