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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... trees exaggerated . Piling timber Not uniform in habits of work Lazy if not watched . Obedience to keeper from affection , not fear Change of keeper - story of child 222 Ear for sounds and music ib . Strange scene • 262 , 263 • 219 List ...
... trees exaggerated . Piling timber Not uniform in habits of work Lazy if not watched . Obedience to keeper from affection , not fear Change of keeper - story of child 222 Ear for sounds and music ib . Strange scene • 262 , 263 • 219 List ...
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... Tree frogs List of Ceylon reptiles 320 321 CHAP . X. FISHES . Ichthyology of Ceylon , little known Fish for table , seir fish • 323 Georgius Agricola , Gesner , & c . 347 Instances in Guiana ( note ) ib . Perca Scandens , ascends trees ...
... Tree frogs List of Ceylon reptiles 320 321 CHAP . X. FISHES . Ichthyology of Ceylon , little known Fish for table , seir fish • 323 Georgius Agricola , Gesner , & c . 347 Instances in Guiana ( note ) ib . Perca Scandens , ascends trees ...
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... Tree Snake ( Passerita fusca ) Sea Snake ( Hydrophis sublævis ) . Saw of the Saw - fish ( Pristis antiquorum ) Ray ( Aetobates narinari ) Sword - fish ( Histiophorus immaculatus ) Cheironectes Pterois volitans Scarus harid Perch ...
... Tree Snake ( Passerita fusca ) Sea Snake ( Hydrophis sublævis ) . Saw of the Saw - fish ( Pristis antiquorum ) Ray ( Aetobates narinari ) Sword - fish ( Histiophorus immaculatus ) Cheironectes Pterois volitans Scarus harid Perch ...
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... trees . In Ceylon there are five species , four of which belong to one group , the Wanderoos , and the other is the little graceful grimacing rilawa ' , which is the universal pet and favourite of both natives and Europeans . The Tamil ...
... trees . In Ceylon there are five species , four of which belong to one group , the Wanderoos , and the other is the little graceful grimacing rilawa ' , which is the universal pet and favourite of both natives and Europeans . The Tamil ...
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... trees , but when they are catched they will eat anything . " 991 KNOX , whose experience during his long captivity was confined almost exclusively to the hill country around Kandy , spoke in all probability of one large and com ...
... trees , but when they are catched they will eat anything . " 991 KNOX , whose experience during his long captivity was confined almost exclusively to the hill country around Kandy , spoke in all probability of one large and com ...
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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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