A Field-full of WondersRoutledge, Warne&Routledge, 1863 - 152 стор. |
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... Natural History , which may already exist in the minds of my readers . If I cannot claim to have added anything new to the knowledge which is stored in books on the subjects treated of in these pages , I may truly say , however , that I ...
... Natural History , which may already exist in the minds of my readers . If I cannot claim to have added anything new to the knowledge which is stored in books on the subjects treated of in these pages , I may truly say , however , that I ...
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... natural history for the extraordinary manner in which it rears its young , " said Frank , " the Surinam Toad . " " Do tell us about it , " cried Bob ; " I'd no notion Toads were so interesting . " CHAPTER V. FRANK TELLS US ALL ABOUT THE ...
... natural history for the extraordinary manner in which it rears its young , " said Frank , " the Surinam Toad . " " Do tell us about it , " cried Bob ; " I'd no notion Toads were so interesting . " CHAPTER V. FRANK TELLS US ALL ABOUT THE ...
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... Natural History , ' tells a droll story of a night journey which he took in a dili- gence , with a dozen Tree - Frogs shut up in a bottle . His fellow - passengers were sleepy old Germans ; and very soon after the journey was commenced ...
... Natural History , ' tells a droll story of a night journey which he took in a dili- gence , with a dozen Tree - Frogs shut up in a bottle . His fellow - passengers were sleepy old Germans ; and very soon after the journey was commenced ...
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... natural specimens of the order of rodents . But don't let his bad example lead you astray , Master Ned ; or experi- ments in tail - grafting may bring you practical results in the striking form of cat - and - nine - tailings , with no ...
... natural specimens of the order of rodents . But don't let his bad example lead you astray , Master Ned ; or experi- ments in tail - grafting may bring you practical results in the striking form of cat - and - nine - tailings , with no ...
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... natural food - and you may draw them to land before they will let go . Some- times they will escape back to the water as soon as they find themselves landed ; but if they do you may tempt them with the worm again , and the chances are ...
... natural food - and you may draw them to land before they will let go . Some- times they will escape back to the water as soon as they find themselves landed ; but if they do you may tempt them with the worm again , and the chances are ...
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ALBANY FONBLANQUE animals Ants beautiful Bees birds Bishop Hatto bite Bob's body brood Brown Rat Bull-Frog Butterfly catch cells COCKCHAFER colony colour Cookery cried Bob cried Charley cried Frank Crow curious Driver Ant earth Earwig eating escape eyes fcap feet fellow females FIELD-MOUSE fight Frogs Gnat ground grow grubs habit half-bound hatched head hedge Hedgehog hole Humble-Bee hundred inquired insects killed kind larvæ laugh lay her eggs Leeches legs little creatures live look MARTIN DOYLE Master microscope Mole nest Nettle never Newt P. L. SIMMONDS pair plant Redbreast replied Frank Roman Nettle Rook ROUTLEDGE seeds seen sight skin Skylark Snail soon Sparrows species Spider spot Squirrel story SURINAM TOAD tail Teazle tell there's thing thou thousand Toad told tree W. A. HOLDSWORTH Wasp watch Weasel wings Wonder-Field wonderful workers Worm young Zouave
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