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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... species live in retired , watery , and shady places , where they seem stationed to prevent the excessive multiplication of water ani- mals and insects ; and themselves , in many in- stances , to serve as food for fishes and birds . They ...
... species live in retired , watery , and shady places , where they seem stationed to prevent the excessive multiplication of water ani- mals and insects ; and themselves , in many in- stances , to serve as food for fishes and birds . They ...
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... species have scales ; and others soft pustular warts , or protube- rances . Their bones are more cartilaginous than those either of quadrupeds or birds . - Several of the species are destitute of ribs . - Some are furnished with ...
... species have scales ; and others soft pustular warts , or protube- rances . Their bones are more cartilaginous than those either of quadrupeds or birds . - Several of the species are destitute of ribs . - Some are furnished with ...
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... species are covered with a hard calcareous shell ; whilst those of others have a soft tough skin or covering , somewhat resembling parchment : the eggs of several are perfectly gelatinous . As soon as the parent - animals have deposited ...
... species are covered with a hard calcareous shell ; whilst those of others have a soft tough skin or covering , somewhat resembling parchment : the eggs of several are perfectly gelatinous . As soon as the parent - animals have deposited ...
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... species that live on land subsist on worms 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 ...
... species that live on land subsist on worms 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 ...
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... species has been known to carry five men , all at the same time , on his back , with great apparent ease and ... species this is much thicker and more strong than that of Land Tortoises . Of these animals , there are in the whole ...
... species has been known to carry five men , all at the same time , on his back , with great apparent ease and ... species this is much thicker and more strong than that of Land Tortoises . Of these animals , there are in the whole ...
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