Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon: With Narratives and Anecdotes, Illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, &c., Including a Monograph of the Elephant and a Description of the Modes of Capturing and Training It, with Engravings from Original Drawings |
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... ground in the dry tanks in Ceylon Molluscs that bury themselves 355 The animals that so bury them- 350 351 • • ib . • 353 • • • 354 • 357 · 358 and • ib . • ib . 359 Instances of fishes falling from the clouds Note on Ceylon a 2 ...
... ground in the dry tanks in Ceylon Molluscs that bury themselves 355 The animals that so bury them- 350 351 • • ib . • 353 • • • 354 • 357 · 358 and • ib . • ib . 359 Instances of fishes falling from the clouds Note on Ceylon a 2 ...
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... Ground - plan of a Corral Mode of tying an Elephant His Struggles for Freedom 47 48 58 · 69 • 72 • 95 108 . 111 . 122 125 5 126 128 145 172 • 184 • 185 Impotent Fury 1188 • Obstinate Resistance 189 Attitude for Defence 203 Singular ...
... Ground - plan of a Corral Mode of tying an Elephant His Struggles for Freedom 47 48 58 · 69 • 72 • 95 108 . 111 . 122 125 5 126 128 145 172 • 184 • 185 Impotent Fury 1188 • Obstinate Resistance 189 Attitude for Defence 203 Singular ...
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... ground by the nurse , was so teased and bitten by them as to cause its death . The Singhalese have the impression that the remains of a monkey are never to be found in the forest ; a belief which they have embodied in the proverb that ...
... ground by the nurse , was so teased and bitten by them as to cause its death . The Singhalese have the impression that the remains of a monkey are never to be found in the forest ; a belief which they have embodied in the proverb that ...
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... grounds , probably at a considerable dis- tance , as it requires a large area to furnish sufficient food for such multitudes . In all its movements and attitudes , the action of the Pteropus is highly interesting . If placed upon the ground ...
... grounds , probably at a considerable dis- tance , as it requires a large area to furnish sufficient food for such multitudes . In all its movements and attitudes , the action of the Pteropus is highly interesting . If placed upon the ground ...
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... ground , within which a kid . is generally fastened as a bait ; the door being held open by a sapling bent down by the united force of several men , and so arranged as to act as a spring , to which a noose is ingeniously attached ...
... ground , within which a kid . is generally fastened as a bait ; the door being held open by a sapling bent down by the united force of several men , and so arranged as to act as a spring , to which a noose is ingeniously attached ...
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