A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... Alligator --- The Open - bellied Crocodile --- The Salamander --- The Cordyle , & c .--- The Iguana --- The Cameleon --- The Dragon --- The Siren --- The Tarantula --- The Chalcidian Lizard CHAP . XI . 242 Of Serpents --- Of the ...
... Alligator --- The Open - bellied Crocodile --- The Salamander --- The Cordyle , & c .--- The Iguana --- The Cameleon --- The Dragon --- The Siren --- The Tarantula --- The Chalcidian Lizard CHAP . XI . 242 Of Serpents --- Of the ...
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... Alligator .... The Open - bellied Crocodile .. The Salamander ... The Cordyle , & c . ... The Iguana ... The Cameleon ... The Dragon ... The Siren ... The Tarantula ... The Chalcidian Lizard . Ir we emerge from the deep , the first and ...
... Alligator .... The Open - bellied Crocodile .. The Salamander ... The Cordyle , & c . ... The Iguana ... The Cameleon ... The Dragon ... The Siren ... The Tarantula ... The Chalcidian Lizard . Ir we emerge from the deep , the first and ...
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... , and the Cayman or Alligator . Travellers , however , have rather made the distinction than Nature ; for in the general outline , and in the nature of these two animals , they are entirely the same . 254 NATURAL HISTORY .
... , and the Cayman or Alligator . Travellers , however , have rather made the distinction than Nature ; for in the general outline , and in the nature of these two animals , they are entirely the same . 254 NATURAL HISTORY .
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... Alligator is less slender than that of the Crocodile ; and its snout is broad , blunt , and less produced than that of the true Crocodile . The fourth tooth on each side of the lower jaw of the Alligator enters a hole in the upper when ...
... Alligator is less slender than that of the Crocodile ; and its snout is broad , blunt , and less produced than that of the true Crocodile . The fourth tooth on each side of the lower jaw of the Alligator enters a hole in the upper when ...
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... ALLIGATOR , OR AMERICAN CROCODILE , WHICH is called the Cayman by the Indians , is closely al- lied to the preceding species ; the principal difference be- tween them being that its head and part of its neck are much more smooth than ...
... ALLIGATOR , OR AMERICAN CROCODILE , WHICH is called the Cayman by the Indians , is closely al- lied to the preceding species ; the principal difference be- tween them being that its head and part of its neck are much more smooth than ...
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