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Linnaeus had but a poor opinion of the Amphibia and their describers, or he would not have called the former "pessima tetraque animalia," nor would he have dismissed the latter with the terse remark: "Amphibiologi omnium paucissimi sunt nullique veri." That was, however, nearl...
Linnaeus had but a poor opinion of the Amphibia and their describers, or he would not have called the former "pessima tetraque animalia," nor would he have dismissed the latter...
2. CHAPTER I3. CHAPTER II4. CHAPTER VII PAGE5. CHAPTER XIIILISSAMPHIBIA (p. 84) APODA (p. 84) COECILIIDAE (p.89). URODELA (p. 94) AMPHIUMIDAE (p. 97). SALAMANDRIDAE (p. 102) Desmognathinae (p. 102). Plethodontinae (p. 103). Amblystomati...
6. PART IA bird is known by its feathers, a Beast by its hairs, a Fish by its fins, but there is no such obvious feature which characterises the Amphibia and the Reptiles. In fact, they...
7. PART IIThe recent Reptiles comprise, broadly speaking, the Crocodiles, Tortoises, Lizards, and Snakes. They are the only Vertebrates which are cold-blooded, breathe by lungs, and have...
8. lid. They feed in the water upon soft animals, as for instance worms,smooth caterpillars, cockroaches or little frogs; and they also take meat readily, provided this is moved about. The food is invariably taken with a quick sideward jerk of the n...
9. VOLUME I.PROTOZOA, by MARCUS HARTOG, M.A., D.Sc.; PORIFERA (SPONGES), by IGERNA B. J. SOLLAS, B.Sc.; COELENTERATA AND CTENOPHORA, by S. J. HICKSON, M.A., F.R.S.; ECHINODERMATA, by E. W....
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