| Samuel Ward - 1776 - 410 страници
...kind of orderly focietyin their retreats in themountains ; but in the months of April or May, they march down to the fea-fide in a body of fome millions at a time : they fally out by thoufands from the flumps of hollow trees, from the clefts of rocks, and from the... | |
| Francis Fitzgerald - 1787 - 768 страници
...no great matter by leaving a leg or an arm, for they foon grow again. They live in a kind of fociety in the mountains -, but regularly once a year march...down to the fea-fide, in a body of fome millions. They chtife April or May for their expedition ; fallying out by'thoufands fromrres, the clefts of rocks,... | |
| 94 страници
...for foaje time, and then defcend in regular land-crab inhabits the BahaJL ma Iflands, as well as moft parts between the tropics, and feeds upon vegetables....once a year, march down to the fea-fide in a body of feme millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they choofe the month of April or May to... | |
| 482 страници
...lExtraSed from Dr. SiUy's Wonders of Nature.] THE land-crab inhabits the Bahama Iflands, as well as molt parts between the tropics, and feeds upon vegetables....mountains, but regularly once a year, march down to the lea-fide in a body of Ibme millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they chooie the month... | |
| Bryan Edwards - 1793 - 544 страници
...what has been publi/hed on the fubjedl by any author whatever. *' Thefe animals" (fays Du Tertre) " live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their...mountains, but regularly once a year march " down to the fea-iide in a body of fome millions at a time. .'« As they multiply in great numbers, they chu{e the... | |
| 1793 - 514 страници
...knew what has been publimed on the fubjeft by any author whatever. " Thefe animals" (fays Du Tertre) " live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their...mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the fea" fide in a body of fome millions at a rime. As they multiply in great " numbers, they chufe the... | |
| 1793 - 522 страници
...what has been publiihed on the fubjeil by any author whatever. " Thefe animals" (fays Du Tertre) " live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their...mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the fea" fide in a body of fome millions at a time. As they multiply in great " numbers, they chufe the... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 454 страници
...Bahama ¡Hands, as well as moft lands between the tropics ; and feeds upon vegetables. Thefe animals live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their...body of fome millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they choofe the month of April or May to begin their expedition ; and then (ally out... | |
| Francis Fitzgerald - 1797 - 556 страници
...no great matter by leaving a leg or an arm, for it foon grows again. They live in a kind of fociety in the mountains; but regularly once a year march down to the fea-fide, in a body of fome millions. They choofe April or May for their expedition ; Tallying out bv thoufands from hollow trees, the clefts... | |
| Bryan Edwards - 1801 - 672 страници
...what has been publifhed on the fubjedt by any author whatever. " Thefe ani" mals" (fays Du Tertre) " live not only in a " kind of orderly fociety in their...year march " down to the fea-fide in a body of fome mil" lions at a time. As they multiply in great " numbers, they chufe the months of April or " May... | |
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