Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation, Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus, Том 1R. Phillips, 1803 |
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... Indians have shot at them , we have pretty good evidence for asserting ; but this is only a simple effort , and does not re- quire any of that extent of reasoning faculty , which is absolutely necessary in an operation like the above ...
... Indians have shot at them , we have pretty good evidence for asserting ; but this is only a simple effort , and does not re- quire any of that extent of reasoning faculty , which is absolutely necessary in an operation like the above ...
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... Indian dress gave the animals little suspicion : for , not- withstanding their apparent disregard , they are , he says , very observant . He has seen several of them at first considering him , and then attentively look- ing at the food ...
... Indian dress gave the animals little suspicion : for , not- withstanding their apparent disregard , they are , he says , very observant . He has seen several of them at first considering him , and then attentively look- ing at the food ...
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... Indian . He was very slow in his motions , so that even when he seemed de- sirous of moving fast , he scarcely went above six or eight yards in a minute . His voice was a kind of whistling , by no means unpleasant . When hist prey was ...
... Indian . He was very slow in his motions , so that even when he seemed de- sirous of moving fast , he scarcely went above six or eight yards in a minute . His voice was a kind of whistling , by no means unpleasant . When hist prey was ...
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... Indian islands ; in New Holland , the Friendly Isles , New Caledonia , and South America . They fly from sun - set to sun - rise , and reside during the day in hollow trees . They are not carnivorous , but live principally on fruit ...
... Indian islands ; in New Holland , the Friendly Isles , New Caledonia , and South America . They fly from sun - set to sun - rise , and reside during the day in hollow trees . They are not carnivorous , but live principally on fruit ...
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... Indians eat them , and declare their flesh to be excellent food . They become excessively fat at certain times of the year , and it is then that they are said to be the most deli- cious . The French , who reside in the isle of Bourbon ...
... Indians eat them , and declare their flesh to be excellent food . They become excessively fat at certain times of the year , and it is then that they are said to be the most deli- cious . The French , who reside in the isle of Bourbon ...
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