The Aquarium: Its Inhabitants, Structure & ManagementHardwicke, 1876 - 316 pages |
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... abundant on our coast , after his animated descriptions of them . To a great extent this was in advance of the natural science of the time , and although it was the means B of collecting a great deal of information relative to the ...
... abundant on our coast , after his animated descriptions of them . To a great extent this was in advance of the natural science of the time , and although it was the means B of collecting a great deal of information relative to the ...
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... abundant of our native food - fishes — deposited their eggs on the sea floor . Professor Sars , the well - known Danish naturalist , had expressed his opinion that the ova of these fish floated on the surface ; but it was first ...
... abundant of our native food - fishes — deposited their eggs on the sea floor . Professor Sars , the well - known Danish naturalist , had expressed his opinion that the ova of these fish floated on the surface ; but it was first ...
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... abundant flowers . The best soil that can be selected for the purpose of covering the bottoms of fresh - water tanks is fine river sand , in which may be mixed a few small round stones . All should be well washed , or they may be the ...
... abundant flowers . The best soil that can be selected for the purpose of covering the bottoms of fresh - water tanks is fine river sand , in which may be mixed a few small round stones . All should be well washed , or they may be the ...
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... abundant ! The readiness with which country lads pelt newts to death even yet , is a survival " of this ancient and ignorant prejudice . We need not say how thoroughly without foundation is this notion , or descant on the cruelty to ...
... abundant ! The readiness with which country lads pelt newts to death even yet , is a survival " of this ancient and ignorant prejudice . We need not say how thoroughly without foundation is this notion , or descant on the cruelty to ...
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... abundant , so there is no difficulty in procuring them . In the aquarium they are active and wary little animals , loving to hide under the loose stones . The loach ( Cobitis barbatula ) is another interesting little fish that may be ...
... abundant , so there is no difficulty in procuring them . In the aquarium they are active and wary little animals , loving to hide under the loose stones . The loach ( Cobitis barbatula ) is another interesting little fish that may be ...
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abundant active aeration alive animals appearance aquarium aquatic artificial attractive beautiful body bottom Brighton British called carried circulation coasts colour common constructed covered crabs creatures crustacea Crystal Palace difficulty easily eggs experience fact feeding feet female fish flowers fresh fresh-water gallons give given glass green growing habits half head healthy hold Hour important interesting introduced keep kind known larger latter leaves length less light living Lloyd lobster look lovely male marine means move natural naturalist nearly never newts objects observation obtained organs oxygen pass perhaps Piece placed plants plate ponds possess possible present pretty public aquaria regarded reservoirs rockwork sea water sea-weeds seen shape shells side soon species stage stickleback sufficient surface taken tanks tube usually vegetable whilst worms young
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Page 302 - Contents — Geological Specimens, by the Editor ; Bones, by EF ELWIN; Birds' Eggs, by T. SOUTHWELL, FZS ; Butterflies, by Dr. KNAGGS ; Beetles, by EC RYE, FZS ; Hymenoptera, by JB BRIDGMAN ; Fresh-water Shells, by Prof.
Page 301 - THE STORIES OF A Piece of Granite. A Piece of Quartz. A Piece of Slate. A Piece of Limestone. A Piece of Sandstone. A Piece of Coal. A Piece of Rock-Salt. A Piece of Jet. A Piece of Chalk. A Piece of Purbeck Marble. A Lump of Clay. A Piece of Lignite. The Crags. A Boulder. A Gravel Pit.
Page 6 - Thence to see my Lady Pen, where my wife and I were shown a fine rarity: of fishes kept in a glass of water, that will live so for ever; and finely marked they are, being foreign.
Page 301 - GEOLOGICAL STORIES: A Series of Autobiographies in Chronological Order. By JE TAYLOR, FLS, FGS Numerous Illustrations. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 4^.
Page 300 - Beetles and other Insects in the Green Lanes. Shells and Slugs in the Green Lanes. Flowering Plants in the Green Lanes. Grasses in the Green Lanes. Ferns in the Green Lanes. Mosses in the Green Lanes. Fungi in the Green Lanes. Lichens in the Green Lanes. GRASSHOPPER (Gryllus viridissima). Fourth Edition, -with 3OO Illustrations. " Thoroughly English those green lanes are, and make the half-hours spent there something to be remembered till summer doth come again.
Page 12 - ... a very small portion of a tree or shrub generates a considerable quantity of oxygen, there were no reasons to doubt that the influence of the vegetable might serve as a complete compensation for that of the animal kingdom.* The history of the various successful attempts that have been made to construct Marine Aquaria is very interesting.
Page 9 - Fire and hail, snow and vapour, and stormy wind, fulfil his word," and are the necessary agents in completing the scheme of paternal kindness.
Page 172 - In the latter instance these movements are very quiet and uniform, the fish swimming"round their tank in one shoal and one continuous stream. At night, on the contrary, the shoal is entirely broken up, each fish taking an independent path and darting from one side of the tank to the other with an amount of agility scarcely to be anticipated by a mere daylight acquaintance with the species. It was during these active nocturnal movements that the fish struck against the rockwork of their tank and came...
Page 171 - ... to readily take their prepared food from the keeper's hand — a circumstance which would seem to indicate that young fish, like the young of other animals, are more readily susceptible of domestication, adult herrings not being known to display an equal amount of confidence towards those who tend them. The food question being settled, another difficulty presented itself, and this time one that threatened, sooner or later, to accomplish the extermination of the whole shoal. Immediately succeeding...
Page vi - Scotica is now presented to the Public, in the hope that it may be received with as much favour as its predecessor.