Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 1. köideRobert Hardwicke, 1865 |
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Page 261
... FISH TATTLE . THE DORSE , OR VARIABLE , OR BALTIC COD - FISH ( Morrhua callarias ) .- This Cod is rare in the British islands , Yarrell never having seen it , but in the north of Europe it is abundant , and I get it from the Baltic Sea ...
... FISH TATTLE . THE DORSE , OR VARIABLE , OR BALTIC COD - FISH ( Morrhua callarias ) .- This Cod is rare in the British islands , Yarrell never having seen it , but in the north of Europe it is abundant , and I get it from the Baltic Sea ...
Page 241
... fish bringing forth live young , as do dogs , cats , rats , and mice , only with this differ- ence , that in the case of the fish the young are as perfect in every detail , when launched into the water , as the parent , and swim away ...
... fish bringing forth live young , as do dogs , cats , rats , and mice , only with this differ- ence , that in the case of the fish the young are as perfect in every detail , when launched into the water , as the parent , and swim away ...
Page 243
... fish , is most singular , and very difficult to discover clearly . The best illustration I can think of is an orange . You must imagine the orange divided into its proper number of little wedge - shaped pieces , and each piece to ...
... fish , is most singular , and very difficult to discover clearly . The best illustration I can think of is an orange . You must imagine the orange divided into its proper number of little wedge - shaped pieces , and each piece to ...
Contents
Mistletoe in Devonshire 114 | 14 |
Furzeleaves Trifoliate 115 | 15 |
Moa of New Zealand 282 | 23 |
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