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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Page 84
... tion that his opinion is not so well founded as it might appear to be from the perusal of his pa- Le Vaillant's New Travels , i . 33-37 . † Amer . Phil . Tran . iv . 74—114 . per only , and without comparing it with other ac- 84 THE ...
... tion that his opinion is not so well founded as it might appear to be from the perusal of his pa- Le Vaillant's New Travels , i . 33-37 . † Amer . Phil . Tran . iv . 74—114 . per only , and without comparing it with other ac- 84 THE ...
Page 99
... tion * . " - The earliest time of the snakes making their appearance is in the month of March , from which period till the middle of May they are to be found in vast numbers on warm banks , in moist and shady places , among thickets and ...
... tion * . " - The earliest time of the snakes making their appearance is in the month of March , from which period till the middle of May they are to be found in vast numbers on warm banks , in moist and shady places , among thickets and ...
Page 103
... tion , this species is in India esteemed the emblem of prudence . It is also an object of superstitious veneration among the Gentoo Indians , founded on some traits of legendary mythology : they seldom name it without adding some ...
... tion , this species is in India esteemed the emblem of prudence . It is also an object of superstitious veneration among the Gentoo Indians , founded on some traits of legendary mythology : they seldom name it without adding some ...
Page 124
... tion is experienced similar to that arising from touch- ing the conductor of an electrical machine : with a short iron rod the same was felt , but less power- fully . While another person provoked the fish , Dr. W. put his hand into the ...
... tion is experienced similar to that arising from touch- ing the conductor of an electrical machine : with a short iron rod the same was felt , but less power- fully . While another person provoked the fish , Dr. W. put his hand into the ...
Page 131
... tion from the stern towards the head , part of the sword or snout of one of these fishes . On the outside this was rough , not unlike seal - skin ; and the end , where it was broken off , appeared like a coarse kind of ivory . The fish ...
... tion from the stern towards the head , part of the sword or snout of one of these fishes . On the outside this was rough , not unlike seal - skin ; and the end , where it was broken off , appeared like a coarse kind of ivory . The fish ...
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