Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... regulate progressive motion ; by extending them , the progress is stopt when swimming rapidly forward , and by folding either , whilst the other continues to play , the turn to the left or right is accomplished . It is supposed 2.
... regulate progressive motion ; by extending them , the progress is stopt when swimming rapidly forward , and by folding either , whilst the other continues to play , the turn to the left or right is accomplished . It is supposed 2.
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... turn , are pursued by Millions larger and more rapacious . A few feed upon Mud , aquatic Plants , or grains of Corn , but the far greater numbers subsist upon animal food alone , and of this they are so ravenous , as to spare not those ...
... turn , are pursued by Millions larger and more rapacious . A few feed upon Mud , aquatic Plants , or grains of Corn , but the far greater numbers subsist upon animal food alone , and of this they are so ravenous , as to spare not those ...
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... turn , and revenge the injuries committed on their kind , by de- stroying the spawn of the greater fishes , which they find floating upon the surface of the water . In what manner Digestion to such an amazing extent and rapidity is ...
... turn , and revenge the injuries committed on their kind , by de- stroying the spawn of the greater fishes , which they find floating upon the surface of the water . In what manner Digestion to such an amazing extent and rapidity is ...
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... turn of the Scale to the Eggs , to tell them very carefully over , and then by dividing the number of Eggs by the grains , to find how many eggs there were in each grain , or nearly so ; Mr. H. says nearly , for by this method there ...
... turn of the Scale to the Eggs , to tell them very carefully over , and then by dividing the number of Eggs by the grains , to find how many eggs there were in each grain , or nearly so ; Mr. H. says nearly , for by this method there ...
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... stands , as it were , upon it ; until , getting weaker and losing all poise , the tail turns over , and at last it swims on the surface of the water with its belly upwards . The reason why fishes , when dead , float in that manner 26.
... stands , as it were , upon it ; until , getting weaker and losing all poise , the tail turns over , and at last it swims on the surface of the water with its belly upwards . The reason why fishes , when dead , float in that manner 26.
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