A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... teeth . Though these birds do not reject animal food when of- fered them , yet they can contentedly subsist upon vegeta- bles , and seldom seek any other . They are easily provi- ded for ; wherever there is water there seems to be plen ...
... teeth . Though these birds do not reject animal food when of- fered them , yet they can contentedly subsist upon vegeta- bles , and seldom seek any other . They are easily provi- ded for ; wherever there is water there seems to be plen ...
Page 73
... teeth . A number of these are said to sur- round the Whale , in the same manner as dogs get round a bull . Some attack it with their teeth behind ; others at- tempt it before ; until , at last , the great animal is torn down , and its ...
... teeth . A number of these are said to sur- round the Whale , in the same manner as dogs get round a bull . Some attack it with their teeth behind ; others at- tempt it before ; until , at last , the great animal is torn down , and its ...
Page 78
... teeth , which stand pointing directly forward from the upper jaw , and are from nine to ten feet long . In all the variety of weapons with which nature has armed her various tribes , there is not one so large or so formidable as this ...
... teeth , which stand pointing directly forward from the upper jaw , and are from nine to ten feet long . In all the variety of weapons with which nature has armed her various tribes , there is not one so large or so formidable as this ...
Page 79
... the bottom . It seldom happens , therefore , but the fish- ermen make sure of one or two of the hindmost , which very well reward their trouble . THE CACHALOT , OR SPERMACETI WHALE HAS several teeth in THE WHALE . 79.
... the bottom . It seldom happens , therefore , but the fish- ermen make sure of one or two of the hindmost , which very well reward their trouble . THE CACHALOT , OR SPERMACETI WHALE HAS several teeth in THE WHALE . 79.
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... teeth in the under jaw , but none in the upper . As there are no less than seven distinctions among whales , so also there are the same number of distinctions in the tribe we are describing . This tribe is not of such enor- mous size as ...
... teeth in the under jaw , but none in the upper . As there are no less than seven distinctions among whales , so also there are the same number of distinctions in the tribe we are describing . This tribe is not of such enor- mous size as ...
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