Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityJ. Faulder, 1809 - 548 pagina's |
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Pagina 275
... proboscis . He could not have reached the ground without it ; or , if it be supposed that he might have fed upon the fruit , leaves , or branches of trees , how was he to drink ? Should it be asked , Why is the elephant's neck so short ...
... proboscis . He could not have reached the ground without it ; or , if it be supposed that he might have fed upon the fruit , leaves , or branches of trees , how was he to drink ? Should it be asked , Why is the elephant's neck so short ...
Pagina 276
... proboscis may have been produced , in a long course of generations , by the constant endeavour of the elephant to ... proboscis arises from the shortness of his neck ; the shortness of the neck is rendered neces- sary by the weight of ...
... proboscis may have been produced , in a long course of generations , by the constant endeavour of the elephant to ... proboscis arises from the shortness of his neck ; the shortness of the neck is rendered neces- sary by the weight of ...
Pagina 325
... proboscis , when not in use , is coiled up like a watch - spring . In the same bee , the proboscis serves the of- fice of the mouth , the insect having no other : and how much better adapted it is , than a mouth would be , for the ...
... proboscis , when not in use , is coiled up like a watch - spring . In the same bee , the proboscis serves the of- fice of the mouth , the insect having no other : and how much better adapted it is , than a mouth would be , for the ...
Pagina 326
... proboscis , or tongue , or trunk , is shut up in a sharp - pointed sheath : which sheath , being of a much firmer texture than the proboscis itself , as well as sharpened at the point , pierces the substance which con- tains the food ...
... proboscis , or tongue , or trunk , is shut up in a sharp - pointed sheath : which sheath , being of a much firmer texture than the proboscis itself , as well as sharpened at the point , pierces the substance which con- tains the food ...
Pagina 327
... proboscis , in the place of a mouth with jaws and teeth ; six long legs , instead of fourteen feet . In another case , we see a white , smooth , soft worm , turn- ed into a black , hard , crustaceous beetle , with gauze wings . These ...
... proboscis , in the place of a mouth with jaws and teeth ; six long legs , instead of fourteen feet . In another case , we see a white , smooth , soft worm , turn- ed into a black , hard , crustaceous beetle , with gauze wings . These ...
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