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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... surface of the thin membrane of which they are formed, sentient nerves of the utmost delicacy are distributed, by means of which the animal is enabled during the darkness to direct its motions with security, avoiding objects against ...
... surface of the thin membrane of which they are formed, sentient nerves of the utmost delicacy are distributed, by means of which the animal is enabled during the darkness to direct its motions with security, avoiding objects against ...
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... surface of the thin membrane of which they are formed , sentient nerves of the utmost delicacy are distributed , by means of which the animal is enabled during the darkness to direct its motions with security , avoiding objects against ...
... surface of the thin membrane of which they are formed , sentient nerves of the utmost delicacy are distributed , by means of which the animal is enabled during the darkness to direct its motions with security , avoiding objects against ...
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... surface of the body , with the exception of a rusty spot at the base of the ears . 1 Pteromys oral . , Tickel . P. pe- taurista , Pallas . 2 There are two species of the tree rat in Ceylon : M. rufescens , Gray ; ( M. flavescens ...
... surface of the body , with the exception of a rusty spot at the base of the ears . 1 Pteromys oral . , Tickel . P. pe- taurista , Pallas . 2 There are two species of the tree rat in Ceylon : M. rufescens , Gray ; ( M. flavescens ...
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... surface ; or , en- veloped in mud to protect themselves from the assaults of insects , they luxuriate in the long sedges by the water margins . When the buffalo is browsing , a crow will frequently be seen stationed on its back ...
... surface ; or , en- veloped in mud to protect themselves from the assaults of insects , they luxuriate in the long sedges by the water margins . When the buffalo is browsing , a crow will frequently be seen stationed on its back ...
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... surface , without the ne- cessity of ascending or descending great acclivities . ” 1 The same authority assumes that , although the elephant is found in the neighbourhood of mountainous ranges , and will even ascend rocky passes , such ...
... surface , without the ne- cessity of ascending or descending great acclivities . ” 1 The same authority assumes that , although the elephant is found in the neighbourhood of mountainous ranges , and will even ascend rocky passes , such ...
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