The Tiber and Its TributariesLongmans, Green, and Company, 1877 - 221 pàgines |
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Pàgina xx
... Fish of the Tiber : The Lupus .. ..... The Sturgeon . The Grey Mullet The Eel ....... The Tench . The Shad The Lamprey . The Otter ..... Searching the Bed of the Tiber for Works of Art Roman Terms for Colour . ..... PAC 13 I. 13 144 149 ...
... Fish of the Tiber : The Lupus .. ..... The Sturgeon . The Grey Mullet The Eel ....... The Tench . The Shad The Lamprey . The Otter ..... Searching the Bed of the Tiber for Works of Art Roman Terms for Colour . ..... PAC 13 I. 13 144 149 ...
Pàgina 130
... a limited number of species , giving in detail the history of those birds and fishes alone which are most interesting from their classical associations , their singular instincts , or the popular Animals of the Tiber.
... a limited number of species , giving in detail the history of those birds and fishes alone which are most interesting from their classical associations , their singular instincts , or the popular Animals of the Tiber.
Pàgina 132
... fish which is swimming near the surface , or a piece of garbage which may be floating past . This species ( Larus ridibundus ) is about the size of a pigeon , and is the one which is most frequently seen in the interior of the country ...
... fish which is swimming near the surface , or a piece of garbage which may be floating past . This species ( Larus ridibundus ) is about the size of a pigeon , and is the one which is most frequently seen in the interior of the country ...
Pàgina 133
... fish and carrion . All day long they are on the wing , and , like the swallows , never seem to tire ; for rarely are they seen to float upon the water , and , like their congeners of the sea , † to rest themselves by riding on the waves ...
... fish and carrion . All day long they are on the wing , and , like the swallows , never seem to tire ; for rarely are they seen to float upon the water , and , like their congeners of the sea , † to rest themselves by riding on the waves ...
Pàgina 137
... fish placed in a basin of water ; but we are not informed of what became of them at the end of that time . Buffon himself was less fortunate . Fish , he observes , must be the only food suited to them ; for , of four full - grown young ...
... fish placed in a basin of water ; but we are not informed of what became of them at the end of that time . Buffon himself was less fortunate . Fish , he observes , must be the only food suited to them ; for , of four full - grown young ...
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