A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... Fishes in General - Of cetaceous Fishes - The Whale - The Fin Fish - The Narwal , or Sea Unicorn - The Spermaceti Whale - The Dolphin - Grampus , Porpesse , & c . CHAP . VIII . - PART I. 64 Of Cartilaginous Fishes - Of the Shark - The ...
... Fishes in General - Of cetaceous Fishes - The Whale - The Fin Fish - The Narwal , or Sea Unicorn - The Spermaceti Whale - The Dolphin - Grampus , Porpesse , & c . CHAP . VIII . - PART I. 64 Of Cartilaginous Fishes - Of the Shark - The ...
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... Fish- The Star - gazer - Thoracic Fishes - The Goby , or Rock Fish- The Remora , or Sucking Fish - The Bullhead - The Miller's Thumb -- The Pogge - The Flying Scorpana - The Doree ยท The Opah -- The Flounder - The Halibut -- The Plaise ...
... Fish- The Star - gazer - Thoracic Fishes - The Goby , or Rock Fish- The Remora , or Sucking Fish - The Bullhead - The Miller's Thumb -- The Pogge - The Flying Scorpana - The Doree ยท The Opah -- The Flounder - The Halibut -- The Plaise ...
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... Fish --- The Oyster --- The Cockle --- The Scallop --- The Razor Fish --- Of Pearls , and the Fishery --- Of Multivalve Shell Fish --- The Sea Urchin --- The Pholades CHAP . X. 198 Of Reptiles --- The Frog --- The Toad --- Varieties ...
... Fish --- The Oyster --- The Cockle --- The Scallop --- The Razor Fish --- Of Pearls , and the Fishery --- Of Multivalve Shell Fish --- The Sea Urchin --- The Pholades CHAP . X. 198 Of Reptiles --- The Frog --- The Toad --- Varieties ...
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... fishing . The description of their manner of fishing is thus delivered by Faber . " When they carry them out of the rooms where they are kept , to the fish pools , they hoodwink them , that they may not be frightened by the way . When ...
... fishing . The description of their manner of fishing is thus delivered by Faber . " When they carry them out of the rooms where they are kept , to the fish pools , they hoodwink them , that they may not be frightened by the way . When ...
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... fishes , which they will catch most dexterously , as they are falling in the air . " At present , the Corvorant is ... fish , a string fastened round their throats , to prevent them from devouring their prey . " Such was for- merly the ...
... fishes , which they will catch most dexterously , as they are falling in the air . " At present , the Corvorant is ... fish , a string fastened round their throats , to prevent them from devouring their prey . " Such was for- merly the ...
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