History of Wonderful FishesChristopher Bentham, 1823 - 181 pages |
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Page 13
... furnished with a horny substance called whalebone . On the top of the head , there is a round opening or breathing hole , with a double orifice , through which they spout the sea- water . The muscular powers of these animals are so ...
... furnished with a horny substance called whalebone . On the top of the head , there is a round opening or breathing hole , with a double orifice , through which they spout the sea- water . The muscular powers of these animals are so ...
Page 42
... furnished with the same num- ber of bones with other quadrupeds , yet they are so stuck on the body , and so covered with a membrane , that they more resemble fins than feet ; and might be taken for such , did not the claws , with which ...
... furnished with the same num- ber of bones with other quadrupeds , yet they are so stuck on the body , and so covered with a membrane , that they more resemble fins than feet ; and might be taken for such , did not the claws , with which ...
Page 44
... to remain there for any length of time ; and a Seal may be drowned like any other land animal . Thus it seems superior in some respects to the inhabitants of both elements , and - b inferior in many more . Although furnished with legs 44.
... to remain there for any length of time ; and a Seal may be drowned like any other land animal . Thus it seems superior in some respects to the inhabitants of both elements , and - b inferior in many more . Although furnished with legs 44.
Page 45
b inferior in many more . Although furnished with legs , it is in some measure deprived of all the advantages of them . They are shut up with- in its body , while nothing appears but the ex- tremities of them , and these furnished with ...
b inferior in many more . Although furnished with legs , it is in some measure deprived of all the advantages of them . They are shut up with- in its body , while nothing appears but the ex- tremities of them , and these furnished with ...
Page 51
... furnished with great goggle eyes , that he turns with ease on every side , so as to see his prey behind him as well as before ; and his whole aspect is marked with a character of malignity : his skin also is rough , hard , and prickly ...
... furnished with great goggle eyes , that he turns with ease on every side , so as to see his prey behind him as well as before ; and his whole aspect is marked with a character of malignity : his skin also is rough , hard , and prickly ...
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animal appear bait Barnacle Goose belly blubber boats body bottom Cachalot caught claws coast colour covered crab creature danger deep devour diving Dolphin Eels eggs eight Electrical Eel encrease enemies fastened feet in length fins fish fisheries fishermen five flesh frequently furnished Goose Barnacle Grampus Greenland grow habitation harpoon head holes Holibut hooks hundred inches inhabitants kind lines lobster Mackerel manner miles motion mouth muscles Nautilus nets nippers numbers ocean oysters pearls pieces pilchard ponds porpoise pounds pounds weight prey pursue quadruped quantity resembles retreats rivers rocks sail Salmon salt sand scarcely season seems seen seize seldom Shark shell Shetland Isles ship shoals shore side skin sometimes soon spawn spermaceti stomach Sturgeon substance Sucking-fish surface swim Sword-fish tail taken teeth three or four throw tide tribe Turbot usually voracity weather Whale White Shark whole young