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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... side , leaving the middle part plain . The head is not large , nor does the opening of the mouth extend beyond the eyes : the upper part is covered with somewhat irregular scales . The legs are short , and the feet moderately broad and ...
... side , leaving the middle part plain . The head is not large , nor does the opening of the mouth extend beyond the eyes : the upper part is covered with somewhat irregular scales . The legs are short , and the feet moderately broad and ...
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... side . This is not armed with teeth , but the bones of which the jaws are composed are very hard and strong , and fur- nished with points or asperities that serve in some degree the same purpose . With these powerful jaws they browse on ...
... side . This is not armed with teeth , but the bones of which the jaws are composed are very hard and strong , and fur- nished with points or asperities that serve in some degree the same purpose . With these powerful jaws they browse on ...
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... sides of its victor ‡ . With respect to the popular superstition that Frogs frequently descend from the clouds , Mr. Ray informs us that , as he was riding one afternoon in Berkshire , he was ... side of a very THE COMMON FROG , 25.
... sides of its victor ‡ . With respect to the popular superstition that Frogs frequently descend from the clouds , Mr. Ray informs us that , as he was riding one afternoon in Berkshire , he was ... side of a very THE COMMON FROG , 25.
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... side of a very large pond , which in spawning - time he was in- formed always abounded so much with Frogs that their croaking was frequently heard to a great di- stance ; and he therefore naturally concluded that instead of being ...
... side of a very large pond , which in spawning - time he was in- formed always abounded so much with Frogs that their croaking was frequently heard to a great di- stance ; and he therefore naturally concluded that instead of being ...
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... side of the body there is a lon- gitudinal blackish or violet - coloured streak . The body is smooth above , and the hind legs are very long and slender . At the end of each toe is a round , fleshy , concave apparatus , not unlike the ...
... side of the body there is a lon- gitudinal blackish or violet - coloured streak . The body is smooth above , and the hind legs are very long and slender . At the end of each toe is a round , fleshy , concave apparatus , not unlike the ...
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