Petrifactions and Their Teachings: Or, A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumH. G. Bohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
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... tail were adorned with plumes of magnificent feathers , which were worn and much prized by their ancient chiefs as ornaments of dis- tinction . The bones were sought for with avidity , and were used in the manufacture of lures for fish ...
... tail were adorned with plumes of magnificent feathers , which were worn and much prized by their ancient chiefs as ornaments of dis- tinction . The bones were sought for with avidity , and were used in the manufacture of lures for fish ...
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... tail ; the fur grisly brown - thick short legs - bushy tail - head between that of a dog and a cat - lives in holes - the food of the land kind is lizards , of the amphibious kind , fish - does not lay eggs . Thinking of Marsupials ...
... tail ; the fur grisly brown - thick short legs - bushy tail - head between that of a dog and a cat - lives in holes - the food of the land kind is lizards , of the amphibious kind , fish - does not lay eggs . Thinking of Marsupials ...
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... tail . These birds are nocturnal and burrowing in their habits , feeding on worms and insects , which they readily detect , their olfactory nerves being highly developed . They inhabit densely wooded districts . The largest and the ...
... tail . These birds are nocturnal and burrowing in their habits , feeding on worms and insects , which they readily detect , their olfactory nerves being highly developed . They inhabit densely wooded districts . The largest and the ...
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... tail is scanty , and white beneath . The specific identity of the recent and fossil Notornis is confirmed by Mr. Gould , who has published a coloured figure , the size of the original , in a supplementary number of his splendid work on ...
... tail is scanty , and white beneath . The specific identity of the recent and fossil Notornis is confirmed by Mr. Gould , who has published a coloured figure , the size of the original , in a supplementary number of his splendid work on ...
Page 143
... tail united . ) — On the top of this case is the original specimen of this species , described by Rev. W. D. Conybeare in 1822. ( See " Geol . Trans . " second series , vol . i . Pl . XVIII . ) E. [ 5. On the left , Plesiosaurus ...
... tail united . ) — On the top of this case is the original specimen of this species , described by Rev. W. D. Conybeare in 1822. ( See " Geol . Trans . " second series , vol . i . Pl . XVIII . ) E. [ 5. On the left , Plesiosaurus ...
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