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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... specimens are entirely new , and others have been but imperfectly described . The birds are mostly drawn of the natural size , and in attitudes caught from life . The colouring is fresh from nature , and each plate is as highly finished ...
... specimens are entirely new , and others have been but imperfectly described . The birds are mostly drawn of the natural size , and in attitudes caught from life . The colouring is fresh from nature , and each plate is as highly finished ...
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... specimens of the branch or tree coral , which seemed to be in full vigour of life and activity . These islets appear to be a favourite resort of seals , many of which we saw , but of the sort called hair seals . The sailors knocked many ...
... specimens of the branch or tree coral , which seemed to be in full vigour of life and activity . These islets appear to be a favourite resort of seals , many of which we saw , but of the sort called hair seals . The sailors knocked many ...
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... specimen of Glaucus . Total length · 0.35 in . Colour down the back deep indigo blue ; stomach bluish white ; sides bluish white ( silvery ) , like a frog ; tail tapering to a point ; its head resembled that of a frog , and when out of ...
... specimen of Glaucus . Total length · 0.35 in . Colour down the back deep indigo blue ; stomach bluish white ; sides bluish white ( silvery ) , like a frog ; tail tapering to a point ; its head resembled that of a frog , and when out of ...
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... specimens caught , were a minute fish , 0.35 inch in length ; colour , back and upper half of sides , deep indigo ; belly and lower half of sides , silver colour . Also two sorts of barnacles ( Anatifa ) , which I got near the side of ...
... specimens caught , were a minute fish , 0.35 inch in length ; colour , back and upper half of sides , deep indigo ; belly and lower half of sides , silver colour . Also two sorts of barnacles ( Anatifa ) , which I got near the side of ...
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... specimens of different kinds were taken ; and amongst them a shell - fish ( Hyalea ) , the same as that caught on the 13th Nov. 1837 , in s . lat . 30 ° 7 ' ; E. long . 100 ° 50 ′ 10 ′′ . This fish to - day put out the apparatus with ...
... specimens of different kinds were taken ; and amongst them a shell - fish ( Hyalea ) , the same as that caught on the 13th Nov. 1837 , in s . lat . 30 ° 7 ' ; E. long . 100 ° 50 ′ 10 ′′ . This fish to - day put out the apparatus with ...
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