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... feet to the hind ones , these animals are enabled to spring or fly to the distance of thirty or forty yards . Climbing nearly to the top of one tree , it directs its movements always downwards , and by spreading this membrane as widely ...
... feet to the hind ones , these animals are enabled to spring or fly to the distance of thirty or forty yards . Climbing nearly to the top of one tree , it directs its movements always downwards , and by spreading this membrane as widely ...
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... was in the highest estimation . The general length of this fish is fifteen inches , but specimens far larger have been occasi- onally met with . S. thynnus , or the tunny , is sometimes ten feet long , and on the Scotch coast one SCO SCO.
... was in the highest estimation . The general length of this fish is fifteen inches , but specimens far larger have been occasi- onally met with . S. thynnus , or the tunny , is sometimes ten feet long , and on the Scotch coast one SCO SCO.
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William Nicholson. ten feet long , and on the Scotch coast one was taken which weighed four hundred and sixty pounds . In ... feet four - toed , cleft . The only species , the umbretta , or tufted umbre , is about as large as a crow , and ...
William Nicholson. ten feet long , and on the Scotch coast one was taken which weighed four hundred and sixty pounds . In ... feet four - toed , cleft . The only species , the umbretta , or tufted umbre , is about as large as a crow , and ...
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... feet seven inches . It is seldom seen , excepting in the morning and even- ing , generally in pairs , sometimes in very small flocks ; its noise resembles the scream- ing sound of alarm uttered by poultry in danger . It is migratory ...
... feet seven inches . It is seldom seen , excepting in the morning and even- ing , generally in pairs , sometimes in very small flocks ; its noise resembles the scream- ing sound of alarm uttered by poultry in danger . It is migratory ...
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... feet formed for digging . There are two species , viz . S. striatus , which is of a brown colour , with striated shells , found in autumn in old buildings : S. lævigatus , which is black and smooth . SERTULARIA , in natural history , a ...
... feet formed for digging . There are two species , viz . S. striatus , which is of a brown colour , with striated shells , found in autumn in old buildings : S. lævigatus , which is black and smooth . SERTULARIA , in natural history , a ...
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