The Natural History of SelborneW. Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... legs ; as soon as the legs sprout , the tail drops off as useless , and the animal betakes itself to the land ! Merret , I trust , is widely mistaken when he advances that the Rana arborea is an English reptile ; it abounds in Germany ...
... legs ; as soon as the legs sprout , the tail drops off as useless , and the animal betakes itself to the land ! Merret , I trust , is widely mistaken when he advances that the Rana arborea is an English reptile ; it abounds in Germany ...
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... legs , its neck was remarkably short , no more than twelve inches ; so that , by straddling with one foot forward and the other backward , it grazed on the plain ground , with the greatest difficulty , between its legs ; the ears were ...
... legs , its neck was remarkably short , no more than twelve inches ; so that , by straddling with one foot forward and the other backward , it grazed on the plain ground , with the greatest difficulty , between its legs ; the ears were ...
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... legs alternately . Skylarks rise and fall perpendicularly as they sing ; woodlarks hang poised in the air ; and ... legs hanging down , and hardly make any dispatch ; the reason is plain , their wings are placed too forward out of the ...
... legs alternately . Skylarks rise and fall perpendicularly as they sing ; woodlarks hang poised in the air ; and ... legs hanging down , and hardly make any dispatch ; the reason is plain , their wings are placed too forward out of the ...
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