The Natural History of Reptiles and Serpents: To which is Added, an Appendix Containing an Account of Worms, Corals, and SpongesW. Wetton, 1820 - 166 pages |
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Page 83
... motion . As the edges of the foremost scales lie over the ends of their following scales , so those edges when the scales are erected , which the animal has a power of doing in a small degree , catch in the ground , and so promote and ...
... motion . As the edges of the foremost scales lie over the ends of their following scales , so those edges when the scales are erected , which the animal has a power of doing in a small degree , catch in the ground , and so promote and ...
Page 134
... motion of the animal , which he conjectures to be straight . In this vertical motion all the testimonies agree , as well as in the apparent bunches . The track made in the water was visible for half a mile , and the progress of the ...
... motion of the animal , which he conjectures to be straight . In this vertical motion all the testimonies agree , as well as in the apparent bunches . The track made in the water was visible for half a mile , and the progress of the ...
Page 138
... motion as before . The next morning , about eight o'clock , it being quite calm , I again saw the animal about a ... motion was up and down , or to the right and left ; but his quickest motion was very rapid ; I should suppose at the ...
... motion as before . The next morning , about eight o'clock , it being quite calm , I again saw the animal about a ... motion was up and down , or to the right and left ; but his quickest motion was very rapid ; I should suppose at the ...
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