American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 3Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... genus of birds of the order Pica . Ge- neric character ; bill sharp - edged , com- pressed on the sides , notched on each side near the apex , bent inwards , with a long slit beneath the eyes ; nostrils cover- ed with incumbent feathers ...
... genus of birds of the order Pica . Ge- neric character ; bill sharp - edged , com- pressed on the sides , notched on each side near the apex , bent inwards , with a long slit beneath the eyes ; nostrils cover- ed with incumbent feathers ...
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... genus of the Tetrandria Dygynia class and order . Natural order of Caryophillei . Essential character : calyx four - leaved ; corol four petalled ; capsules one - celled , two - seed- ed . There is but one species , viz . B. te ...
... genus of the Tetrandria Dygynia class and order . Natural order of Caryophillei . Essential character : calyx four - leaved ; corol four petalled ; capsules one - celled , two - seed- ed . There is but one species , viz . B. te ...
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... genus of the Hexandria Monogynia class and order . Liliaceous plants . Order Spatha- ceæ : Narcissi , Jussieu . Essential charac- ter : corolla funnel - form , hexapetalous , with a narrow claw bearing the stamens ; capsule superior ...
... genus of the Hexandria Monogynia class and order . Liliaceous plants . Order Spatha- ceæ : Narcissi , Jussieu . Essential charac- ter : corolla funnel - form , hexapetalous , with a narrow claw bearing the stamens ; capsule superior ...
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... genus of insects of the Vermes Testacea . Animal a limax ; shell univalve , convolute , un- armed with teeth ; aperture a little straightened , oblong , longitudinal , very entire at the base ; pillar oblique , smooth . There are nearly ...
... genus of insects of the Vermes Testacea . Animal a limax ; shell univalve , convolute , un- armed with teeth ; aperture a little straightened , oblong , longitudinal , very entire at the base ; pillar oblique , smooth . There are nearly ...
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... genus of the Pentandria Digynia . Natural order of Du- mosæ . Rhamni , Jussieu . Essential cha- racter : corolla five - petalled ; styles vil- lose capsule two - celled , two - beaked . There is but one species ; viz . B. trifolia ...
... genus of the Pentandria Digynia . Natural order of Du- mosæ . Rhamni , Jussieu . Essential cha- racter : corolla five - petalled ; styles vil- lose capsule two - celled , two - beaked . There is but one species ; viz . B. trifolia ...
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