Littell's Living Age, Volume 20Living Age Company Incorporated, 1849 |
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... existence in a medium which would be fatal to its perfect progenitor . The common gnat , for ex- ample , deposits its eggs in water , attaching them side by side , by means of its long hind legs , in such a way as to form a perfect life ...
... existence in a medium which would be fatal to its perfect progenitor . The common gnat , for ex- ample , deposits its eggs in water , attaching them side by side , by means of its long hind legs , in such a way as to form a perfect life ...
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... existence of these birds , so conspicuous in size and slow of foot , impossible . Now , it is this recent and total extinction which renders the subject one of more than ordinary in- terest . Death is an admitted law of nature , in ...
... existence of these birds , so conspicuous in size and slow of foot , impossible . Now , it is this recent and total extinction which renders the subject one of more than ordinary in- terest . Death is an admitted law of nature , in ...
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... existence and extinction of this extraordinary bird : the existence proved by the recorded testimony of the earlier navigators , the few but peculiar portions of structure which still remain among us , and the vera effigies handed down ...
... existence and extinction of this extraordinary bird : the existence proved by the recorded testimony of the earlier navigators , the few but peculiar portions of structure which still remain among us , and the vera effigies handed down ...
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