Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon: With Narratives and Anecdotes, Illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, &c., Including a Monograph of the Elephant and a Description of the Modes of Capturing and Training It, with Engravings from Original DrawingsLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 500 páginas |
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... leg ib . • Belief of the Dutch Its exposure by Sir Thos . Browne ib . Testimony of Valentyn List of Ceylon mammalia others • Its perpetuation by poets and Position of the elephant in sleep . 105 102 CHAP . II . THE ELEPHANT . An ...
... leg ib . • Belief of the Dutch Its exposure by Sir Thos . Browne ib . Testimony of Valentyn List of Ceylon mammalia others • Its perpetuation by poets and Position of the elephant in sleep . 105 102 CHAP . II . THE ELEPHANT . An ...
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... leg . Pengolin ( Manis pentadactylus ) . Skeleton of the Pengolin Moose - deer ( Moschus meminnu ) The Dugong ( Halicore dugung ) The Mermaid , from Valentyn Brain of the Elephant Elephant descending a Hill . Elephant's Well ...
... leg . Pengolin ( Manis pentadactylus ) . Skeleton of the Pengolin Moose - deer ( Moschus meminnu ) The Dugong ( Halicore dugung ) The Mermaid , from Valentyn Brain of the Elephant Elephant descending a Hill . Elephant's Well ...
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... legs . The singularly- large and intense eyes of the loris have attracted the at- tention of the Singhalese , who capture the creature for the purpose of extracting them as charms and love- potions , and this they are said to effect by ...
... legs . The singularly- large and intense eyes of the loris have attracted the at- tention of the Singhalese , who capture the creature for the purpose of extracting them as charms and love- potions , and this they are said to effect by ...
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... legs , and kept distended at the lower extremity by a projecting bone , just as a fore - and - aft sail is dis- tended by a " gaff . " In size the body measures from ten to twelve inches in length , but the arms are prolonged , and ...
... legs , and kept distended at the lower extremity by a projecting bone , just as a fore - and - aft sail is dis- tended by a " gaff . " In size the body measures from ten to twelve inches in length , but the arms are prolonged , and ...
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... legs , with the head turned up- wards , and pressing the chin against the breast . At sunset taking wing , they hover , with a murmuring sound occasioned by the beating of their broad membranous wings , around the fruit trees , on which ...
... legs , with the head turned up- wards , and pressing the chin against the breast . At sunset taking wing , they hover , with a murmuring sound occasioned by the beating of their broad membranous wings , around the fruit trees , on which ...
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Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon: With Narratives and Anecdotes ... Sir James Emerson Tennent Visualização integral - 1861 |
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon: With Narratives and Anecdotes ... Sir James Emerson Tennent Visualização integral - 1868 |
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abundant Ælian amongst animal appear approach ARISTOTLE attached Batticaloa birds Blyth body branches captivity captured Ceylon coast cobra coco-nut Colombo colour Conch corral Cram creature crocodile deer described Dohrn Edition elephant elephant's European exhibited Fabr fact feet female fish foot forest frequently Gray ground Guén Günther habits Hagen head herd hind Hist horse Horsf Hübn inches India insects instinct island jungle Kandy Kandyan Kelaart larvæ Latr latter Layard Leach legs length leopard limbs Linn low country mahout Megasthenes Monog mountain natives nature Neuera-ellia Niet night noose observed occasion peculiar Pfeiff phant proboscis Proc remarkable reptiles rivers rope says Scotophilus seen seized shell side Singhalese snake snake-stone species specimens spot Steph stomach Sumatra Syst tail tank TEMMINCK tion trees trunk tusks Vert wanderoo Westw whilst wild wound Zool καὶ
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