On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of ManCarey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1835 |
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... birds , the hawk and the pigeon . " It would appear probable from some instances , that the proportional size of the brain with reference to the size of the body would give a more uniform result . Thus a crocodile twelve feet in length ...
... birds , the hawk and the pigeon . " It would appear probable from some instances , that the proportional size of the brain with reference to the size of the body would give a more uniform result . Thus a crocodile twelve feet in length ...
الصفحة 53
... birds ; for the brain of the sparrow is in proportion to the body as large as , nay even larger , than that of man . Lastly , for it is unnecessary , and would be tedious , to enter further into the detail of this part of the sub- ject ...
... birds ; for the brain of the sparrow is in proportion to the body as large as , nay even larger , than that of man . Lastly , for it is unnecessary , and would be tedious , to enter further into the detail of this part of the sub- ject ...
الصفحة 56
... birds . And on this point Dr. Gall asks , if the organ of hearing determine the power of sing- ing , why should the female bird be mute , seeing that in this part of its bodily construction it differs not from the male . It is equally ...
... birds . And on this point Dr. Gall asks , if the organ of hearing determine the power of sing- ing , why should the female bird be mute , seeing that in this part of its bodily construction it differs not from the male . It is equally ...
الصفحة 74
... birds , for , with the excep- tion of those whose habits are nocturnal , all birds betake themselves to sleep as soon as night ap- proaches : and if darkness should anticipate night by many hours , as happens when any considerable ...
... birds , for , with the excep- tion of those whose habits are nocturnal , all birds betake themselves to sleep as soon as night ap- proaches : and if darkness should anticipate night by many hours , as happens when any considerable ...
الصفحة 131
... birds , and the scales of certain fish , among animals : but in elegance and variety of form and in splendour and simplicity of color , the vegetable world will be found to yield neither to the animal nor mineral . Mineral substances ...
... birds , and the scales of certain fish , among animals : but in elegance and variety of form and in splendour and simplicity of color , the vegetable world will be found to yield neither to the animal nor mineral . Mineral substances ...
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