Magazine of Natural History: And Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology, and Meteorology, 1 tomasLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1837 |
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... probably a result of acquired experience . ) A cat has been seen to feign death , stretched on a grass - plot , over which swallows were noticed sailing to and fro ; and by this ruse to succeed in capturing one which heedlessly ...
... probably a result of acquired experience . ) A cat has been seen to feign death , stretched on a grass - plot , over which swallows were noticed sailing to and fro ; and by this ruse to succeed in capturing one which heedlessly ...
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... Peristedion coloured in the Naturalist's Miscellany is from a dried specimen . This is , probably , a young fish , as it is said to be found , sometimes , in the Mediterranean , 2 ft . long 18 Description of a new British Fish .
... Peristedion coloured in the Naturalist's Miscellany is from a dried specimen . This is , probably , a young fish , as it is said to be found , sometimes , in the Mediterranean , 2 ft . long 18 Description of a new British Fish .
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... probably , the remark might be extended to the foreign species also ) are seldom met with , although several of the species are among our most common butterflies . For instance , Hipparchia Janira swarms , in its season , in every ...
... probably , the remark might be extended to the foreign species also ) are seldom met with , although several of the species are among our most common butterflies . For instance , Hipparchia Janira swarms , in its season , in every ...
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... Probably , therefore , they may feed on the tender bark of the sallow root the first year after they are hatched . " This , I think , is very probably the case ; for I have not observed in the wood any perforations of a very small size ...
... Probably , therefore , they may feed on the tender bark of the sallow root the first year after they are hatched . " This , I think , is very probably the case ; for I have not observed in the wood any perforations of a very small size ...
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... probably afford some rare Cárices . I am not aware of the existence of any salt marshes , unless they exist in Granville and St. Ouen's Bays . There are not many inland rocks , except on the hills called coties , which occur in most ...
... probably afford some rare Cárices . I am not aware of the existence of any salt marshes , unless they exist in Granville and St. Ouen's Bays . There are not many inland rocks , except on the hills called coties , which occur in most ...
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