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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... whole . He does not , how- ever , as some naturalists say , invariably bolt them head first ; I have seen him take them tail foremost . When any live prey is given him , he always seizes it by the head and neck with his claws , and it ...
... whole . He does not , how- ever , as some naturalists say , invariably bolt them head first ; I have seen him take them tail foremost . When any live prey is given him , he always seizes it by the head and neck with his claws , and it ...
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... whole body , making the centre the pivot , and at the same time beating the water with his fins . This motion increased regularly in rapidity for a minute or so , when it ceased abruptly , and the fish darted off either in pursuit of ...
... whole body , making the centre the pivot , and at the same time beating the water with his fins . This motion increased regularly in rapidity for a minute or so , when it ceased abruptly , and the fish darted off either in pursuit of ...
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... whole of the tissues . " He then continues : " Traversing the woody fibres are several short tubular masses , swollen at the end , and marked more or less plainly with trans- verse rings . These are flint moulds in cavities left by ...
... whole of the tissues . " He then continues : " Traversing the woody fibres are several short tubular masses , swollen at the end , and marked more or less plainly with trans- verse rings . These are flint moulds in cavities left by ...
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... whole body ; but it will always be found to be a sudden spark along one of the rays , and is evidently voluntary , being given out at that part of the body which is touched , and in colour and appearance exactly resembles a very minute ...
... whole body ; but it will always be found to be a sudden spark along one of the rays , and is evidently voluntary , being given out at that part of the body which is touched , and in colour and appearance exactly resembles a very minute ...
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... whole put by to dry . When this is accomplished , the operator must return to the attack , and moisten the specimen with clean water . Now arrange the brushes in their proper places with the needlepoints , and after placing the glass ...
... whole put by to dry . When this is accomplished , the operator must return to the attack , and moisten the specimen with clean water . Now arrange the brushes in their proper places with the needlepoints , and after placing the glass ...
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