Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 404
... four pounds its length is two feet four inches ; the breadth three feet four . The bill is three inches long , narrow , and finely toothed or ferrated ; the colour of that and of the irides is red . The dun diver , or female , is lefs ...
... four pounds its length is two feet four inches ; the breadth three feet four . The bill is three inches long , narrow , and finely toothed or ferrated ; the colour of that and of the irides is red . The dun diver , or female , is lefs ...
Page 739
... four teeth ; and it can bend the hinder part nto a fpiral form . IX . Gonium . An invisible , fimple , smooth , and angular worm . 1. The pectorale is found in pure water , and moves alternately towards the right and left . It is ...
... four teeth ; and it can bend the hinder part nto a fpiral form . IX . Gonium . An invisible , fimple , smooth , and angular worm . 1. The pectorale is found in pure water , and moves alternately towards the right and left . It is ...
Page 753
... four lines , which divide the caterpillar longitudinally into four equal parts , mark each the place under the skin which is occupied by a confider- able vifcus . Under the fuperior line lies the heart , or rather thread of hearts ...
... four lines , which divide the caterpillar longitudinally into four equal parts , mark each the place under the skin which is occupied by a confider- able vifcus . Under the fuperior line lies the heart , or rather thread of hearts ...
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