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... shelves of the cases are grouped the gazelles from Senegal , Nepal , and Madras , whose praises have been sung more than once . The beauty and grace of these delicate creatures , with their taper active limbs , and the soft expression ...
... shelves of the cases are grouped the gazelles from Senegal , Nepal , and Madras , whose praises have been sung more than once . The beauty and grace of these delicate creatures , with their taper active limbs , and the soft expression ...
Pàgina 9
... shelves of the cases are devoted , as usual , to the smaller specimens of the tribe below . Here are the European roebuck , the West African water musk , the Javan musk , the white- bellied and golden - eyed musk . Having examined these ...
... shelves of the cases are devoted , as usual , to the smaller specimens of the tribe below . Here are the European roebuck , the West African water musk , the Javan musk , the white- bellied and golden - eyed musk . Having examined these ...
Pàgina 12
... shelves ; and the Mexican house - marten . The five following cases are filled with the varieties of THE DOG FAMILY . Here the sporting visitor may amuse himself by examining the points of the Dogs of the four quarters of the globe ...
... shelves ; and the Mexican house - marten . The five following cases are filled with the varieties of THE DOG FAMILY . Here the sporting visitor may amuse himself by examining the points of the Dogs of the four quarters of the globe ...
Pàgina 39
... shelves , and the Indian and African varieties ; and underneath are grouped the well - known horse - shoe bats of the eastern hemisphere . In the next case ( 4 ) are the long- eared European bats , with ears like curled leaves ; and the ...
... shelves , and the Indian and African varieties ; and underneath are grouped the well - known horse - shoe bats of the eastern hemisphere . In the next case ( 4 ) are the long- eared European bats , with ears like curled leaves ; and the ...
Pàgina 44
... shelves of this case the visitor will find some specimens of the Sea- Serpents , which frequent the East Indian seas , and the coast of New Holland . They are dangerous reptiles , having small fangs amid their teeth , with which they ...
... shelves of this case the visitor will find some specimens of the Sea- Serpents , which frequent the East Indian seas , and the coast of New Holland . They are dangerous reptiles , having small fangs amid their teeth , with which they ...
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