The American Naturalist, 12. köideEssex Institute, 1878 |
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... four feet apart ; the westerly one , as before , having the lowest temperature , being 79 ° Fahr . , while the other has a temperature of 117 ° Fahr . Another spring ( Fig . 4 ) , about one fourth of a mile north of the others , was ...
... four feet apart ; the westerly one , as before , having the lowest temperature , being 79 ° Fahr . , while the other has a temperature of 117 ° Fahr . Another spring ( Fig . 4 ) , about one fourth of a mile north of the others , was ...
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... about thirty feet in diameter and situ- ated at the foot of a small butte . The water issued from the bottom , through a tufaceous mass of rock . It was about four or five feet deep and was. 24 [ January , The Springs of Southern Nevada .
... about thirty feet in diameter and situ- ated at the foot of a small butte . The water issued from the bottom , through a tufaceous mass of rock . It was about four or five feet deep and was. 24 [ January , The Springs of Southern Nevada .
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It was about four or five feet deep and was cooler than the other springs . The stream of water that flowed out was five inches deep and two feet wide , and clear as crystal . The sides and bottom of this spring were covered with a ...
It was about four or five feet deep and was cooler than the other springs . The stream of water that flowed out was five inches deep and two feet wide , and clear as crystal . The sides and bottom of this spring were covered with a ...
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... four feet in height , formed by rocks of calcareous tufa . At the foot of these miniature waterfalls was a quiet pool , about five feet deep and ten feet in diameter , used in former times by the Mormons as a baptismal font . The land ...
... four feet in height , formed by rocks of calcareous tufa . At the foot of these miniature waterfalls was a quiet pool , about five feet deep and ten feet in diameter , used in former times by the Mormons as a baptismal font . The land ...
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... four nests in one tree . Some writers I find saying that in the breeding season , the qua- bird is less suspicious . Assuredly it seemed to me that these herons could not be more circumspect . To come upon them by surprise was just ...
... four nests in one tree . Some writers I find saying that in the breeding season , the qua- bird is less suspicious . Assuredly it seemed to me that these herons could not be more circumspect . To come upon them by surprise was just ...
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