A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... 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 Turbinated , or Snail kind --- CONTENTS .
... 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 Turbinated , or Snail kind --- CONTENTS .
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... land . It feeds on the lump fish and others of the same size ; and is frequent on the coasts of Norway , Greenland , Newfoundland , & c . It lays its eggs close to the seamark . THE RAZORBILL Is not above half the size of the preceding ...
... land . It feeds on the lump fish and others of the same size ; and is frequent on the coasts of Norway , Greenland , Newfoundland , & c . It lays its eggs close to the seamark . THE RAZORBILL Is not above half the size of the preceding ...
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... land , seizing every insect which appears on the surface , and darting down upon the smaller fishes , which they seize with incredible rapidity . The LESSER TERN weighs only two ounces and five grains . The bill is yellow ; and from the ...
... land , seizing every insect which appears on the surface , and darting down upon the smaller fishes , which they seize with incredible rapidity . The LESSER TERN weighs only two ounces and five grains . The bill is yellow ; and from the ...
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... land . It is widely dispersed over the various shores of the ocean . I observed them on the coast of Florida and Georgia , where they were very numerous and noisy . They fre- quently settle on the rigging of ships at sea , and are ...
... land . It is widely dispersed over the various shores of the ocean . I observed them on the coast of Florida and Georgia , where they were very numerous and noisy . They fre- quently settle on the rigging of ships at sea , and are ...
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... land and in the water , that it is hardly to be supposed the same , for in the latter , no bird can possibly exceed it for beauty and majestic appearance . When it ascends from its favourite element , its motions are awkward , and its ...
... land and in the water , that it is hardly to be supposed the same , for in the latter , no bird can possibly exceed it for beauty and majestic appearance . When it ascends from its favourite element , its motions are awkward , and its ...
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