Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation: Arranged According to the System of LinnaeusR. Phillips, 1805 |
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... of the Amphibia are oviparous . The Reptiles , therefore , or those that have four legs , are denominated oviparous quadrupeds , to distin guish them from B 2 AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS . Many of the animals possess a high degree of ...
... of the Amphibia are oviparous . The Reptiles , therefore , or those that have four legs , are denominated oviparous quadrupeds , to distin guish them from B 2 AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS . Many of the animals possess a high degree of ...
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... four . The ribs and back- bone are ossified into this , and the other , the breast- plate , contains the breast - bones or sternum . At each end of the two united shells is a hole ; the one for the head , neck , and fore - feet to pass ...
... four . The ribs and back- bone are ossified into this , and the other , the breast- plate , contains the breast - bones or sternum . At each end of the two united shells is a hole ; the one for the head , neck , and fore - feet to pass ...
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... four or five months , and not again making its appearance till the spring . About the beginning of June , the female scratches a hole in some warm situation , in which she deposits her four or five eggs . These are hatched in September ...
... four or five months , and not again making its appearance till the spring . About the beginning of June , the female scratches a hole in some warm situation , in which she deposits her four or five eggs . These are hatched in September ...
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... four yards in length . For this work two men usually set out in a small light boat or canoe , one to paddle it gently along and steer , and the other to stand at the head with his weapon . Sometimes the Turtles are discovered swimming ...
... four yards in length . For this work two men usually set out in a small light boat or canoe , one to paddle it gently along and steer , and the other to stand at the head with his weapon . Sometimes the Turtles are discovered swimming ...
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... of ten or twelve .. age ་ ; The full - grown animals have four feet , and their body is not covered with either plates or scales , but is entirely naked , They have a sternum or breast- [ 22 ] 2241 THE FROG TRIBE. ...
... of ten or twelve .. age ་ ; The full - grown animals have four feet , and their body is not covered with either plates or scales , but is entirely naked , They have a sternum or breast- [ 22 ] 2241 THE FROG TRIBE. ...
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