Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 210
... Birds , therefore , a single organ answers both to the teeth and stomach of granivorous Quadrupeds , ( who have two powers distinct from each other , to masti- cate and digest their food : the first being executed by teeth of a ...
... Birds , therefore , a single organ answers both to the teeth and stomach of granivorous Quadrupeds , ( who have two powers distinct from each other , to masti- cate and digest their food : the first being executed by teeth of a ...
Page 212
... birds taking and digesting their food , Mr. H. thus proceeds ; Of all the fish I have seen , the Mullet is the clearest instance of the structure of its sto- mach approaching to that of birds ; its strong muscular stomach being ...
... birds taking and digesting their food , Mr. H. thus proceeds ; Of all the fish I have seen , the Mullet is the clearest instance of the structure of its sto- mach approaching to that of birds ; its strong muscular stomach being ...
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... birds quit the mountains , and betake themselves to the lower lands , rain ; Crows are more earnest after their prey ... bird as prophetic of impend- ing Showers . When they and Ravens stand gaping towards the Sun , it foretels extreme ...
... birds quit the mountains , and betake themselves to the lower lands , rain ; Crows are more earnest after their prey ... bird as prophetic of impend- ing Showers . When they and Ravens stand gaping towards the Sun , it foretels extreme ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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