Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 420 pagina's |
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Pagina 20
... Birds , for instance , in general , procure their food by means of their beak ; and , the distance between the eye ... birds of rapine , surprising examples are given . The fact ac- cordingly is , that two peculiarities are found in the ...
... Birds , for instance , in general , procure their food by means of their beak ; and , the distance between the eye ... birds of rapine , surprising examples are given . The fact ac- cordingly is , that two peculiarities are found in the ...
Pagina 21
... birds can pass from one ex- treme to another of their scale of adjustment , with more ease and readiness than the eyes of other animals . The eyes of fishes also , compared with those of terres- trial animals , exhibit certain ...
... birds can pass from one ex- treme to another of their scale of adjustment , with more ease and readiness than the eyes of other animals . The eyes of fishes also , compared with those of terres- trial animals , exhibit certain ...
Pagina 24
... birds and of many quadrupeds . [ Plate IV . fig . 2. ] Its use is to sweep the eye , which it does in an in- stant ; to spread over it the lachrymal humour ; to defend it also from sudden injuries : yet not totally , when drawn upon the ...
... birds and of many quadrupeds . [ Plate IV . fig . 2. ] Its use is to sweep the eye , which it does in an in- stant ; to spread over it the lachrymal humour ; to defend it also from sudden injuries : yet not totally , when drawn upon the ...
Pagina 30
... birds : viz . a cochlea and proper tympanum . In quadrupeds we find a more complicated organization ; to collect the vibrations of sound , they have an external ear , and all those parts , though of a different figure , which belong to ...
... birds : viz . a cochlea and proper tympanum . In quadrupeds we find a more complicated organization ; to collect the vibrations of sound , they have an external ear , and all those parts , though of a different figure , which belong to ...
Pagina 32
... bird has the same concern in the formation of the egg which she lays , as the plant has in that of the seed which it drops ; and no other , nor greater . The internal constitution of the egg is as much a secret to the hen , as if the ...
... bird has the same concern in the formation of the egg which she lays , as the plant has in that of the seed which it drops ; and no other , nor greater . The internal constitution of the egg is as much a secret to the hen , as if the ...
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