Natural History: Or, Second Division of "The English Encyclopedia", Volume 1Charles Knight Bradbury, Evans & Company, 1866 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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abdomen acid Acrogens America Ammonites Amphibia animal Antelopes antennæ Anthers appearance Augite Aurochs Basalt bear birds Blainville blood body bones branches British brown called calyx carbonic carbonic acid Carpels cavity cells characters colour common consists contains corolla covered Crustacea cultivated Cuvier described distinct distinguished eggs external extremely eyes feet female fish flesh flowers Fossil fruit furnished genera genus genus of plants grow habits hair head Hornblende horns inches Indian inhabits insects known Lacépède larvæ leaves legs length Linnæus male matter membrane mineral mountains mouth muzzle native natural order nearly neck observed organs ovary placed Placentas plants belonging posterior quadrupeds remarkable resembling river root round seeds sepals short side skin sometimes species specific gravity specimens stamens stem structure substance surface tail teeth thick tissue toes trees tube upper variety vegetable vertebræ wings wood yellow young
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Page 199 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Page 135 - The Author of nature has not given laws to the universe, which, like the institutions of men, carry in themselves the elements of their own destruction. He has not permitted, in his works, any symptom of infancy or of old age, or any sign by which we may estimate either their future or their past duration. He may put an end, as he no doubt gave a beginning, to the present system, at some determinate period; but we may safely conclude, that this great catastrophe will not be brought about by any of...
Page 113 - In one place the caves are only to be approached by a perpendicular descent of many hundred feet by ladders of bamboo and rattan, over a sea rolling violently against the rocks. When the mouth of the cavern is attained, the perilous office of taking the nests must often be performed by torch-light, by penetrating into...
Page 405 - This ceremony was not of long duration; and if it was I that killed their grandmother, they were not themselves behind-hand in what remained to be performed. The skin being taken off, we found the fat in several places six inches deep. This, being divided into two parts, loaded two persons; and the flesh parts were as much as four persons could carry. In all, the carcass must have exceeded five hundred weight.
Page 445 - ... belly of a rude masse or lump, which in time cometh to the shape and form of a bird ; when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the...
Page 397 - ... under a thin green rind ; and the butter produced from it, besides the advantage of its keeping the whole year without salt, is whiter, firmer, and, to my palate, of a richer flavour than the best butter I ever tasted made from cow's milk.
Page 445 - ... falleth into the sea, where it gathereth feathers, and groweth to a fowle bigger than a Mallard, and lesser than a Goose, having blacke legs and bill or beake, and feathers blacke and white...
Page 489 - The principal dexterity in this species of chase is shown by the horsemen who have to manoeuvre round the herd in the plains so as to urge them to enter the roadway which is about a quarter of a mile broad. When this has been accomplished they raise loud shouts and, pressing close upon the animals, so terrify them that they rush heedlessly forward towards the snare. When they have advanced as far as the men who are lying in ambush they also rise and increase the consternation by violent shouting...
Page 445 - There is a small island in Lancashire, called the Pile of Foulders, wherein are found the broken pieces of old and bruised ships, some whereof have been cast thither by...
Page 323 - there is an elevated salt plain of vast extent, but wholly uncultivated and uninhabited. On this plain, which furnishes all the neighbouring countries with salt, grows the Boranez or Bornitsch. This wonderful plant has the shape and appearance of [a lamb, with feet, head, and tail distinctly formed. Boranez, in the language of Muscovy, signifies a little lamb, and a similar name is given to this plant.