A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... kind --- The Lobster --The Spiny Lobster --- The Crab --- The Land Crab --- The Vio- let Crab --The Soldier Crab --- The Shrimp --- The Prawn --- The Tortoise --- The Land Tortoise --- The Turtle --- Of Testaceous Fishes --- Of the ...
... kind --- The Lobster --The Spiny Lobster --- The Crab --- The Land Crab --- The Vio- let Crab --The Soldier Crab --- The Shrimp --- The Prawn --- The Tortoise --- The Land Tortoise --- The Turtle --- Of Testaceous Fishes --- Of the ...
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... kind --- The Garden Snail --- The Fresh - water Snail --- The Sea Snail --- The Nautilus --- Of Bivavled Fish --- The Oyster --- The Cockle --- The Scallop --- The Razor Fish --- Of Pearls , and the Fishery --- Of Multivalve Shell Fish ...
... kind --- The Garden Snail --- The Fresh - water Snail --- The Sea Snail --- The Nautilus --- Of Bivavled Fish --- The Oyster --- The Cockle --- The Scallop --- The Razor Fish --- Of Pearls , and the Fishery --- Of Multivalve Shell Fish ...
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... kind of fixed as- tonishment : another and another shot was discharged ; and thus the fowler often levelled the whole flock , before one of them began to think of escaping . But at present it is very different in that part of the world ...
... kind of fixed as- tonishment : another and another shot was discharged ; and thus the fowler often levelled the whole flock , before one of them began to think of escaping . But at present it is very different in that part of the world ...
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... kind , has its legs thrown so far back , that it can hardly move without tum- bling . This makes it rise with difficulty , and subject to many falls before it gets upon the wing ; but as it is a small bird , when it once rises , it can ...
... kind , has its legs thrown so far back , that it can hardly move without tum- bling . This makes it rise with difficulty , and subject to many falls before it gets upon the wing ; but as it is a small bird , when it once rises , it can ...
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... kind is the STRIATED TERN which is found at New Zealand . It is thirteen inches in length . The bill is black , and the body in general mottled , or rather striped , with black and white . The NODDY * is about fifteen inch- es long ...
... kind is the STRIATED TERN which is found at New Zealand . It is thirteen inches in length . The bill is black , and the body in general mottled , or rather striped , with black and white . The NODDY * is about fifteen inch- es long ...
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