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... tion of the Contributors , 301 Mimicry in the Animal world , 219 , 470 " Mind and Body , Theories of their Relation , " by Prof. Alex . Bain , LL.D. , 178 Minister for Science , Proposed 271 , 277 , 294 , 397 , 398 " Mishmee Hills , The ...
... tion of the Contributors , 301 Mimicry in the Animal world , 219 , 470 " Mind and Body , Theories of their Relation , " by Prof. Alex . Bain , LL.D. , 178 Minister for Science , Proposed 271 , 277 , 294 , 397 , 398 " Mishmee Hills , The ...
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... tion of the drawing of Sturnus nitens ( Hume ) exemplifies very successfully the propriety of the specific name . Gould's description of S. purpurascens is compared with that of the new species , the former being absolutely speckless ...
... tion of the drawing of Sturnus nitens ( Hume ) exemplifies very successfully the propriety of the specific name . Gould's description of S. purpurascens is compared with that of the new species , the former being absolutely speckless ...
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... tion for which will no doubt tend to encourage the practical study of the various subjects with which the Society is concerned . Altogether it seems to be in a thoroughly healthy condition . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [ The Editor does not ...
... tion for which will no doubt tend to encourage the practical study of the various subjects with which the Society is concerned . Altogether it seems to be in a thoroughly healthy condition . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [ The Editor does not ...
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... tion of the fact , the correctness of which , said he , he could warrant : -Foxes are much tormented with fleas , and when th infliction becomes severe , they gather , from the bark of tree moss which they carry in their mouths to the ...
... tion of the fact , the correctness of which , said he , he could warrant : -Foxes are much tormented with fleas , and when th infliction becomes severe , they gather , from the bark of tree moss which they carry in their mouths to the ...
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... tion , which , at the rates he was accustomed to sell speci- mens , would have brought over 500,000 francs , 100,000 dols . in gold . . . . Dying suddenly , he left the rich gatherings of an industrious lifetime seriously embarrassed ...
... tion , which , at the rates he was accustomed to sell speci- mens , would have brought over 500,000 francs , 100,000 dols . in gold . . . . Dying suddenly , he left the rich gatherings of an industrious lifetime seriously embarrassed ...
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