The American Naturalist, 12. köideEssex Institute, 1878 |
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... given away to the community . The house - fellows or the community , rather than the relatives , are the inheritors of property ; which is more likely in the latter case to go to brothers than to children or wife of the deceased . These ...
... given away to the community . The house - fellows or the community , rather than the relatives , are the inheritors of property ; which is more likely in the latter case to go to brothers than to children or wife of the deceased . These ...
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... given it by Nuttall , Ardea discors , as also its popular names of qua - bird , or quawk . It is also known as the black - crowned night heron , the crown of the head , and considerable of the back being a very dark green , almost ...
... given it by Nuttall , Ardea discors , as also its popular names of qua - bird , or quawk . It is also known as the black - crowned night heron , the crown of the head , and considerable of the back being a very dark green , almost ...
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... given by Mr. Nuttall has always seemed in the last degree improbable , and to be in conflict with that of Mr. Audubon , and their discrepancy has long been a stumbling- block to students until more light began to be thrown upon its ...
... given by Mr. Nuttall has always seemed in the last degree improbable , and to be in conflict with that of Mr. Audubon , and their discrepancy has long been a stumbling- block to students until more light began to be thrown upon its ...
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... given enough to show how marked these variations often are . To speculate on the whys and the wherefores would be a very tempting theme were it not that we are so often at fault in attempting to explain them . But I do not believe it is ...
... given enough to show how marked these variations often are . To speculate on the whys and the wherefores would be a very tempting theme were it not that we are so often at fault in attempting to explain them . But I do not believe it is ...
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... given to physical and natural science . Most of the zoologi- cal articles in the present volume have been contributed by Prof. Theodore Gill , though a lengthy and well illustrated article on sponges is contributed by Prof. Hyatt ...
... given to physical and natural science . Most of the zoologi- cal articles in the present volume have been contributed by Prof. Theodore Gill , though a lengthy and well illustrated article on sponges is contributed by Prof. Hyatt ...
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