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Page 23
... head towards the serpent , in self - defence . The snake , which at first appeared scarcely to notice the poor animal , soon began to stir a little , and , turning his head in the direction of the goat , he at length fixed a deadly and ...
... head towards the serpent , in self - defence . The snake , which at first appeared scarcely to notice the poor animal , soon began to stir a little , and , turning his head in the direction of the goat , he at length fixed a deadly and ...
Page 24
... head to the roof and upper parts of it , full of life , and brandishing his tongue . the pulmonary system of a boa * , or of satisfying myself as to the structure of the extremely long trachea , which must be very firm to resist such an ...
... head to the roof and upper parts of it , full of life , and brandishing his tongue . the pulmonary system of a boa * , or of satisfying myself as to the structure of the extremely long trachea , which must be very firm to resist such an ...
Page 25
... head of a boa when near shedding its skin , and conse- quently nearly blind ( for the skin of the eye is changed with the rest ) , in order to induce it to take its prey . Mr. Cops , the keeper of the lion - office , was holding a fowl ...
... head of a boa when near shedding its skin , and conse- quently nearly blind ( for the skin of the eye is changed with the rest ) , in order to induce it to take its prey . Mr. Cops , the keeper of the lion - office , was holding a fowl ...
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... head , very much depressed , and not unlike the bowls of twe spoons placed one upon another , with the rims in ... head depends a long crest of black fea- thers , falling backwards . The female has the top of the head black , without the ...
... head , very much depressed , and not unlike the bowls of twe spoons placed one upon another , with the rims in ... head depends a long crest of black fea- thers , falling backwards . The female has the top of the head black , without the ...
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... head , the female has merely a tubercle in the same part ; the thorax has frequently four small horns , or tooth - like processes , arranged in a transverse line on the anterior part ; the an- tennæ are eleven jointed , the three ...
... head , the female has merely a tubercle in the same part ; the thorax has frequently four small horns , or tooth - like processes , arranged in a transverse line on the anterior part ; the an- tennæ are eleven jointed , the three ...
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