A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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Page 41
... Ely , & c . where the male is called the Widgeon , and the female the Whewer . They feed upon wild peri- winkles , grass , weeds , & c . which grow at the bottom of rivers and lakes . Their flesh has a very THE DUCK GENUS . 41.
... Ely , & c . where the male is called the Widgeon , and the female the Whewer . They feed upon wild peri- winkles , grass , weeds , & c . which grow at the bottom of rivers and lakes . Their flesh has a very THE DUCK GENUS . 41.
Page 46
... grow more and more narrow , they begin to suspect danger , and would re- turn back ; but they are now prevented by the man , who shows himself at the broad end below . Thither , therefore , they dare not return ; and rise they may not ...
... grow more and more narrow , they begin to suspect danger , and would re- turn back ; but they are now prevented by the man , who shows himself at the broad end below . Thither , therefore , they dare not return ; and rise they may not ...
Page 47
... grow familiar with a scarecrow , the Ducks gather about these , and amuse themselves by whetting their bills against them . When the birds are as familiar with the gourds as the fowler could wish , he then prepares to deceive them in ...
... grow familiar with a scarecrow , the Ducks gather about these , and amuse themselves by whetting their bills against them . When the birds are as familiar with the gourds as the fowler could wish , he then prepares to deceive them in ...
Page 86
... grows slender towards the tail , forming the figure of a cone . In each jaw are forty- eight teeth , small , sharp - pointed , and moveable ; and so placed that the teeth of one jaw lock into those of the other . The eyes are small , as ...
... grows slender towards the tail , forming the figure of a cone . In each jaw are forty- eight teeth , small , sharp - pointed , and moveable ; and so placed that the teeth of one jaw lock into those of the other . The eyes are small , as ...
Page 88
... grow larger every day till they die . Cartilaginous fishes unite the principal properties of both the other classes in their conformation : like the cetaceous tribes , they have organs of hearing , and lungs : like the spinous kinds ...
... grow larger every day till they die . Cartilaginous fishes unite the principal properties of both the other classes in their conformation : like the cetaceous tribes , they have organs of hearing , and lungs : like the spinous kinds ...
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