CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE1892 |
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... animals (1799). The desire of visiting tropical countries, however, led him to resign his office, and devote himself entirely to the study of nature. He spent three months at Jena, where he was the intimate associate of Goethe and ...
... animals (1799). The desire of visiting tropical countries, however, led him to resign his office, and devote himself entirely to the study of nature. He spent three months at Jena, where he was the intimate associate of Goethe and ...
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... like that of the Woodpeckers (q.v.) and the sun-birds already referred to; this affords an illustration of the fact that similar requirements often cause HUMMING-BIRD MOTH HUNGARY development of similar structures in animals otherwise.
... like that of the Woodpeckers (q.v.) and the sun-birds already referred to; this affords an illustration of the fact that similar requirements often cause HUMMING-BIRD MOTH HUNGARY development of similar structures in animals otherwise.
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HUMMING-BIRD MOTH HUNGARY development of similar structures in animals otherwise distinct. Tin- wings of humming-birds are very long and powerful, like those of the swifts, the length l*ing particularly marked in that portion of the ...
HUMMING-BIRD MOTH HUNGARY development of similar structures in animals otherwise distinct. Tin- wings of humming-birds are very long and powerful, like those of the swifts, the length l*ing particularly marked in that portion of the ...
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... animals. The White Huns or Ephthalites or Hephthalites are by some regarded as a branch of the Hiung-nu, though others make them the descendants of the ancient Royal Scythians, identifying them with the Barsileens, the allies of the ...
... animals. The White Huns or Ephthalites or Hephthalites are by some regarded as a branch of the Hiung-nu, though others make them the descendants of the ancient Royal Scythians, identifying them with the Barsileens, the allies of the ...
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... animals hunted. Huntingdon, Selina, Countess of, was the second of three daughters and co- heiresses of Washington Shirley, second Earl Ferrers, and was born August 24, 1707. She married the Earl of Huntingdon in 1728, and became a ...
... animals hunted. Huntingdon, Selina, Countess of, was the second of three daughters and co- heiresses of Washington Shirley, second Earl Ferrers, and was born August 24, 1707. She married the Earl of Huntingdon in 1728, and became a ...
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