With such facts before us, can we doubt that the many birds which are annually blown by gales across great spaces of ocean, and which annually migrate — for instance, the millions of quails across the Mediterranean — must occasionally transport a... Bulletin of the Essex Institute - Page 140by Essex Institute - 1882Full view - About this book
| Charles Darwin - 1866 - 668 pages
...dicotyledons, which included, judging from the young leaves, at least three distinct species. With such facts before us, can we doubt that the many birds...transport a few seeds embedded in dirt adhering to their feet ? But I shall presently have to recur to this subject. As icebergs are known to be sometimes... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1873 - 492 pages
...dicotyledons, which consisted, judging from the young leaves, of at least three distinct species. With such facts before us, can we doubt that the many birds...gales across great spaces of ocean, and which annually migrate—for instance, the millions of quails across the Mediterranean—must occasionally transport... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1875 - 504 pages
...judging from the young leaves, of at least three distinct species. With such fuels before us, can wo doubt that the many birds which are annually blown...transport a few seeds embedded in dirt adhering to their feet or beaks ? But I shall have to recur to thi» subject. As icebergs are known to be sometimes... | |
| 1880 - 924 pages
...dicotyledons which consisted, judging from the young leaves, of at least three distinct species. With such facts before us, can we doubt that the many birds...annually migrate — for instance, the millions of quail across the Mediterranean — must occasionally transport a few seeds in dirt adhering to their... | |
| 1880 - 900 pages
...dicotyledons which consisted, judging from the young leaves, of at least three distinct species. With such facts before us, can we doubt that the many birds...annually migrate — for instance, the millions of quail across the Mediterranean — must occasionally transport a few seeds in dirt adhering to their... | |
| 1882 - 968 pages
...kept for three years, Mr. Darwin obtained 82 plants. " With such facts before us," says Mr. Darwin, " can we doubt that the many birds which are annually...Mediterranean — must occasionally transport a few seeds imbedded in dirt adhering to their feet or beaks ? " The agency of icefloes and icebergs, which are... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1882 - 494 pages
...dicotyledons, which consisted, judging from the young leaves, of at least three distinct species. With such facts before us, can we doubt that the many birds...great spaces of ocean, and which annually migrate — fur instance, the millions of quails across the Mediterranean — must occasionally transport a... | |
| 1882 - 876 pages
...kept for three years, Mr. Darwin obtained 82 plants. " With such facts before us," says Mr. Darwin, " can we doubt that the many birds which are annually...gales across great spaces of ocean, and which annually migrate—for instance, the millions of quails across the Mediterranean—must occasionally transport... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1883 - 494 pages
...dicotyledons, which consisted, judging from the young leaves, of at least three distinct species. With such facts before us, can we doubt that the many birds...transport a few seeds embedded in dirt adhering to their feet or beaks ? But I shall have to recur to thisr subject. As icebergs are known to be sometimes... | |
| Indiana. Department of Geology and Natural Resources - 1886 - 384 pages
...dicotyledons, which consisted, judging from the young leaves, of at least three distinct species. With such facts before us, can we doubt that the many birds...great spaces of ocean, and which annually migrate, must occasionally transport a few seeds imbedded in dirt adhering to their feet or beaks?" II. COMPULSORY... | |
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