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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... snails ; the others , that inhabit the ocean , feed principally on sea- weeds . Their body is defended by a bony covering , coated with a horny , scaly , or a cartilaginous integument . This consists of two plates ; the one above , and ...
... snails ; the others , that inhabit the ocean , feed principally on sea- weeds . Their body is defended by a bony covering , coated with a horny , scaly , or a cartilaginous integument . This consists of two plates ; the one above , and ...
Page 24
... for the smaller species of snails , worms , and insects ; and the structure of their tongue is admirably adapted to seize and secure this prey the root is attached : I to the fore - part of the mouth , 24 THE COMMON FROG .
... for the smaller species of snails , worms , and insects ; and the structure of their tongue is admirably adapted to seize and secure this prey the root is attached : I to the fore - part of the mouth , 24 THE COMMON FROG .
Page 29
... snails , worms , & c . they swallow whole * . These creatures are brought from the country , thirty or forty thousand at a time , to Vienna , and sold to the great dealers , who have conservatories for them , which are large holes ...
... snails , worms , & c . they swallow whole * . These creatures are brought from the country , thirty or forty thousand at a time , to Vienna , and sold to the great dealers , who have conservatories for them , which are large holes ...
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... as on land . Their principal food is insects , snails , & c . Their pace is slow , and in manners they are very sluggish . * La Cepede , ii , 138 , Their young are brought into the world alive , having. 70 THE SALAMANDER .
... as on land . Their principal food is insects , snails , & c . Their pace is slow , and in manners they are very sluggish . * La Cepede , ii , 138 , Their young are brought into the world alive , having. 70 THE SALAMANDER .
Page 120
... snails and other prey , or to other ponds for change of habitation . This will account for Eels being found in waters that have not been in the least suspected to contain them . An instance of this rambling spirit of the Eels is ...
... snails and other prey , or to other ponds for change of habitation . This will account for Eels being found in waters that have not been in the least suspected to contain them . An instance of this rambling spirit of the Eels is ...
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