A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, 1. kötetA. Fullarton, 1852 |
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1 - 5 találat összesen 100 találatból.
21. oldal
... mouth . The bill , therefore , is of an extraor- dinary length , not flat and broad , but thick , and of a bluish white , sharp at the end , and each chap crooked in opposite directions . They re- semble two pointed spoons that are laid ...
... mouth . The bill , therefore , is of an extraor- dinary length , not flat and broad , but thick , and of a bluish white , sharp at the end , and each chap crooked in opposite directions . They re- semble two pointed spoons that are laid ...
91. oldal
... mouth to its point , is six inches and a half ; and its breadth , in the thickest part , is a little more than two . Its thickness near the head is one inch and a quarter ; and it is a little rounded along the top of the upper chap ...
... mouth to its point , is six inches and a half ; and its breadth , in the thickest part , is a little more than two . Its thickness near the head is one inch and a quarter ; and it is a little rounded along the top of the upper chap ...
99. oldal
... mouth ; and the tongue , c d , which lies in the broad groove of the lower mandible , reaches to two - twelfths of the extremity , but at the will of the bird may be exserted so as to extend 34 inches beyond the point of the bill . The ...
... mouth ; and the tongue , c d , which lies in the broad groove of the lower mandible , reaches to two - twelfths of the extremity , but at the will of the bird may be exserted so as to extend 34 inches beyond the point of the bill . The ...
100. oldal
... mouth by the aperture already mentioned , at chiefly along its upper side , but partially enclosing it , the commencement of the groove , in the horny part and bound to it by a sheath of cellular tissue , which of the lower mandible ...
... mouth by the aperture already mentioned , at chiefly along its upper side , but partially enclosing it , the commencement of the groove , in the horny part and bound to it by a sheath of cellular tissue , which of the lower mandible ...
128. oldal
... mouth of a chestnut - brown and clove - brown . basket . The rounded form of this framework is produced by the bird measuring it , at every step of the process , with its body , particularly the part ex- tending from the thigh to the ...
... mouth of a chestnut - brown and clove - brown . basket . The rounded form of this framework is produced by the bird measuring it , at every step of the process , with its body , particularly the part ex- tending from the thigh to the ...
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