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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... Living fish dug out of the ground in the dry tanks in Ceylon Molluscs that bury themselves 355 The animals that so bury them- 350 351 • • ib . • 353 • • • 354 • 357 · 358 and • ib . • ib . 359 Instances of fishes falling from the clouds ...
... Living fish dug out of the ground in the dry tanks in Ceylon Molluscs that bury themselves 355 The animals that so bury them- 350 351 • • ib . • 353 • • • 354 • 357 · 358 and • ib . • ib . 359 Instances of fishes falling from the clouds ...
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... living on the garbage of the streets and sewers , and if spoken to unexpectedly , they shrink with an almost in- voluntary cry . Yet in these persecuted outcasts there survives that germ of instinctive affection which binds the dog to ...
... living on the garbage of the streets and sewers , and if spoken to unexpectedly , they shrink with an almost in- voluntary cry . Yet in these persecuted outcasts there survives that germ of instinctive affection which binds the dog to ...
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... living in perfect health in climates equally , if not more , exposed to rain . I apprehend that sufficient justice has not been done to the experiment . The Buffalo . - Buffaloes abound in all parts of E 3 CHAP . I. ] 53 OXEN . (note) ...
... living in perfect health in climates equally , if not more , exposed to rain . I apprehend that sufficient justice has not been done to the experiment . The Buffalo . - Buffaloes abound in all parts of E 3 CHAP . I. ] 53 OXEN . (note) ...
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... living Sumatran elephant with one from Bengal , has served to establish other though minor points of diver- gence . The Indian species is more robust and powerful ; the proboscis longer and more slender ; and the extre- mity , ( a point ...
... living Sumatran elephant with one from Bengal , has served to establish other though minor points of diver- gence . The Indian species is more robust and powerful ; the proboscis longer and more slender ; and the extre- mity , ( a point ...
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... living animal , he was supposed to grow to the height of twelve or fifteen feet . Even within the last century in popular works on natural his- tory , the elephant , when full grown , was said to measure from seventeen to twenty feet ...
... living animal , he was supposed to grow to the height of twelve or fifteen feet . Even within the last century in popular works on natural his- tory , the elephant , when full grown , was said to measure from seventeen to twenty feet ...
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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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