 | 1826 - 644 pages
...motion, however, must have been very awkward on land ; its h>ng neck must have impeded its progress through the water, presenting a striking contrast...air) that it swam upon or near the surface, arching back its long neck like the swan, and occasionally darting it down at the fish which happened to float... | |
 | 1826 - 644 pages
...motion, however, must have been very awkward on land ; its Jong neck must have impeded its progress through the water, presenting a striking contrast...in addition to these circumstances, its respiration most bave required frequent access of air) that it swam upon or near the surface, arching back its... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1830 - 612 pages
...impeded its progress through the water ; presenting a striking contrast to the organisation which 10 admirably fits the Ichthyosaurus to cut through the...air), that it swam upon or near the surface, arching back its long neck like the swan, and occasionally darting it down at the fish which happened to float... | |
 | 1832 - 534 pages
...but probably with an awkward motion. " May it not, therefore, be concluded," says Mr. Conybeare, " (since, in addition to these circumstances, its respiration...air) that it swam upon or near the surface, arching back its long neck like the swan, and, occasionally, darting it down at the fish which happened to... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1836 - 606 pages
...motion, however, must have been very awkward on land ; its long neck must have impeded its progress through the water ; presenting a striking contrast...air,) that it swam upon, or near the surface ; arching back its long neck like the swan, and occasionally darting it down at the fish which happened to float... | |
 | 1836 - 1184 pages
...motion, however, must have been very awkward on land ; its long neck must have impeded its progress through the water; presenting a striking contrast...air,) that it swam upon, or near the surface; arching back its long neck like the swan, and occasionally darting it down at the fish which happened to float... | |
 | William Buckland - 1837 - 476 pages
...the Plesiosaurus apparently could hare made little or no progress in any other element than water. May it not therefore be concluded (since, in addition...air,) that it swam upon or near the surface ; arching back its long neck like the swan, and occasionally darting it down at the fish which happened to float... | |
 | 1848 - 620 pages
...May it not therefore be concluded (since, in addition to these circumstances, its respiration mast have required frequent access of air), that it swam upon or near the surface, arching hack its long neck like a swan, and occasionally darting it down at the fish which happened to float... | |
 | 1840 - 522 pages
...its motion however must have been very awkward on land ; its long neck must have impeded its progress through the water, presenting a striking contrast...air) that it swam upon or near the surface, arching back its long neck like the swan, and occasionally darting it down at the fish which happened to lloat... | |
 | 1840 - 530 pages
...its motion however must have been very awkward on land; its long neck must have impeded its progress through the water, presenting a striking contrast...air) that it swam upon or near the surface, arching back its long neck like the swan, and occasionally darting it down at the fish which happened to float... | |
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... ichthyosaurus to cut through the waves. May it not, therefore, be concluded, (since, in addition to these circumstances, its respiration must have required frequent access of air,) that it swam upon, or near the surface ; arching back its long neck... 
