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 197
... never seen it seem more anxious to change its shell than when it has only a shell alone to carry . In further proof of this recognition being natural in the one case , and one - sided in the other , I have to state that though I have ...
... never seen it seem more anxious to change its shell than when it has only a shell alone to carry . In further proof of this recognition being natural in the one case , and one - sided in the other , I have to state that though I have ...
Page 213
... never seen noticed in any book . Most likely it is common enough to many , but it is quite new to me , who am only a novice . With 4 - inch object- glass they are just discernible , and have the appear- ance of live hair , about half an ...
... never seen noticed in any book . Most likely it is common enough to many , but it is quite new to me , who am only a novice . With 4 - inch object- glass they are just discernible , and have the appear- ance of live hair , about half an ...
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... never seen him perching but with two toes before and two behind . Until very lately I believed that the Owl never touched water ; for though I had frequently placed it in his cage , and kept it there for two or three weeks , I could never ...
... never seen him perching but with two toes before and two behind . Until very lately I believed that the Owl never touched water ; for though I had frequently placed it in his cage , and kept it there for two or three weeks , I could never ...
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Mistletoe in Devonshire 114 | 14 |
Furzeleaves Trifoliate 115 | 15 |
Moa of New Zealand 282 | 23 |
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