Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia During the Years 1837, 38 and 39: Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important and Feritle Districts : with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, Volume 2Boone, 1841 - 482 pages |
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... Insects from King George's Sound , collected and presented to the British Museum , by Captain George Grey , by Adam White , Esq . , British Museum , addressed in a letter to the author . 422 450 JOURNALS OF EXPEDITIONS OF DISCOVERY ...
... Insects from King George's Sound , collected and presented to the British Museum , by Captain George Grey , by Adam White , Esq . , British Museum , addressed in a letter to the author . 422 450 JOURNALS OF EXPEDITIONS OF DISCOVERY ...
Page 146
... affected at the same moment , -so that they appeared each to be capable of an independent movement . We caught also many small insects , and some shrimp - like animals . NATURAL HISTORY . 147 The sea was full of some 146 NATURAL HISTORY .
... affected at the same moment , -so that they appeared each to be capable of an independent movement . We caught also many small insects , and some shrimp - like animals . NATURAL HISTORY . 147 The sea was full of some 146 NATURAL HISTORY .
Page 157
... insect ( Gyrinus ) which swims on the top of tranquil pools in England . July 16 .-- This day a curious animal was caught , perfectly diaphanous ; total length 0.8 inch ; length of third leg , 0.4 inch ; this was provided with a claw ...
... insect ( Gyrinus ) which swims on the top of tranquil pools in England . July 16 .-- This day a curious animal was caught , perfectly diaphanous ; total length 0.8 inch ; length of third leg , 0.4 inch ; this was provided with a claw ...
Page 161
... and where it either basked in the warm daylight , or shaded itself in some oozy recess , as seemed most pleasant to it . When walking on these substances it used its antennæ exactly as insects do , and shewed an extraordinary.
... and where it either basked in the warm daylight , or shaded itself in some oozy recess , as seemed most pleasant to it . When walking on these substances it used its antennæ exactly as insects do , and shewed an extraordinary.
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... insects do , and shewed an extraordinary degree of susceptibility when touched . I do not know , that I have ever seen an animal which more decidedly evinced an acute sense of feeling , and dread of pain . The animal here described ...
... insects do , and shewed an extraordinary degree of susceptibility when touched . I do not know , that I have ever seen an animal which more decidedly evinced an acute sense of feeling , and dread of pain . The animal here described ...
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aborigines amongst animals antennæ appeared APPENDIX beach beneath birds body boyl-yas brown bush Capt caught Champion Bay circumstances coast colony colour continent dark distance district elytra Europeans eyes female fire fish forest genus George Grey Gould Gray Ann hairs Halmaturus halted head hills Hist Holland Imbat Inhab insects Kaiber kangaroo King George's Sound legs length margin Miago miles Moore River moved native path nearly Ogilby onwards Overlanders party Peerat Perth portion round savage scales Scarites Scincus Scotophilus seen settlers Sharks Bay shew shields side songs South Australia spear species specimens spines spot Swan River Taal-wurt tail thorax tibiæ Tiliqua tion tree valley Van Diemen's Land walked Walker Western Australia whilst wings wives women wood young Zool