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... colour , or black and upon him the just and severe censure of all honest men . brown . Some few species however are adorned with He was employed by Stephens at the time when that great brilliant metallic colours . They are usually of a ...
... colour , or black and upon him the just and severe censure of all honest men . brown . Some few species however are adorned with He was employed by Stephens at the time when that great brilliant metallic colours . They are usually of a ...
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... colour , often tinted with blue or green , and usually brilliant beneath . The body is convex , and the head and thorax are rarely furnished with protuberances ; they are almost entirely con- fined to Europe , North Asia , and North ...
... colour , often tinted with blue or green , and usually brilliant beneath . The body is convex , and the head and thorax are rarely furnished with protuberances ; they are almost entirely con- fined to Europe , North Asia , and North ...
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... colour ( as are almost all the Scaritida ) , and about three - quarters of an inch in length . The species of Clivina are of small size , averaging about a quarter of an inch in length , and nearly cylindrical form . The basal joint of ...
... colour ( as are almost all the Scaritida ) , and about three - quarters of an inch in length . The species of Clivina are of small size , averaging about a quarter of an inch in length , and nearly cylindrical form . The basal joint of ...
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... colour , whilst its Saurians . But , they remark , if Ophisaurus is not to come posterior region is of the same tint as the trunk . The immediately next to Gerrhonotus , there is no other form ground - colour of the upper part of the ...
... colour , whilst its Saurians . But , they remark , if Ophisaurus is not to come posterior region is of the same tint as the trunk . The immediately next to Gerrhonotus , there is no other form ground - colour of the upper part of the ...
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... Colour white or yellowish - white . nances , more especially of women , expressive ; nor are his Lustre pearly . Devoid of taste or smell ; is very friable . It compositions deficient in variety and skill . There are melts at 112 ...
... Colour white or yellowish - white . nances , more especially of women , expressive ; nor are his Lustre pearly . Devoid of taste or smell ; is very friable . It compositions deficient in variety and skill . There are melts at 112 ...
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Page 186 - The view of this extensive city ; the numerous canoes upon the river ; the crowded population and the cultivated state of the surrounding country, formed altogether a prospect of civilization and magnificence, which I little expected to find in the bosom of Africa.
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