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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... ground , where it sleeps the greatest part of its time , appearing abroad only a few hours in the middle of the day . In the autumn it hides * SYNONYMS . - Testudo Græca . Linn . Common Land Tor- toise , Greek Tortoise .. · Shaw's Gen ...
... ground , where it sleeps the greatest part of its time , appearing abroad only a few hours in the middle of the day . In the autumn it hides * SYNONYMS . - Testudo Græca . Linn . Common Land Tor- toise , Greek Tortoise .. · Shaw's Gen ...
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... ground ; when one of the feet is placed on the ground , the inner claw first bears the weight of the body , and so on along the claws in succession to the outermost . The foot in this manner acts somewhat like a wheel , as if the ...
... ground ; when one of the feet is placed on the ground , the inner claw first bears the weight of the body , and so on along the claws in succession to the outermost . The foot in this manner acts somewhat like a wheel , as if the ...
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... ground about the middle of November , from whence it did not emerge till the middle of April . Its appetite was almost most voracious in the height of summer , eat- ing very little either in spring or autumn . Milky plants , such as ...
... ground about the middle of November , from whence it did not emerge till the middle of April . Its appetite was almost most voracious in the height of summer , eat- ing very little either in spring or autumn . Milky plants , such as ...
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... ground ; but having selected for this purpose a spot near an old vine , its progress was obstructed by the roots , and it probably had not strength enough to change its situation , as it was found dead with only half its body covered ...
... ground ; but having selected for this purpose a spot near an old vine , its progress was obstructed by the roots , and it probably had not strength enough to change its situation , as it was found dead with only half its body covered ...
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... ground , or partly in water , in dark and unfrequented places , from whence they crawl forth only in the night . Many of them have an aspect very disgusting and unpleasant . Some , however , less unpleasant to the sight , are furnished ...
... ground , or partly in water , in dark and unfrequented places , from whence they crawl forth only in the night . Many of them have an aspect very disgusting and unpleasant . Some , however , less unpleasant to the sight , are furnished ...
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abdomen afterwards animal animalcules antennæ appear become bees Beetle belly body bottom Brit caterpillars cells chrysalis claws colour common covered creature deposit devour distance dorsal fin earth eggs elytra extremely eyes feed feelers feet female fins fish flies four frequently Frog furnished ground grubs half hatched head holes inch in length inhabitants insects jaws kind labour larva larvæ leaves legs Linn Linnæan Linnæus live male manner Mole Crickets months motion mouth nearly nest observed Oppian oviparous pectoral fins Phil plants prey proboscis produced propolis quadrupeds resemblance rivers says seems seen seize shell side skin snails snake sometimes soon spawn species spiders substance surface Surinam swallow tail teeth thick thorax threads tion torpid Tran trees tribe tube vessels viviparous Wasps weather whole wings winter worms young Zool