Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia, with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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Strana 26
... species of sparrows which are never found but in such situations . Though the number of birds resident through- out the year , and which breed here , is considerable , they are few in comparison with the numbers that pass through the ...
... species of sparrows which are never found but in such situations . Though the number of birds resident through- out the year , and which breed here , is considerable , they are few in comparison with the numbers that pass through the ...
Strana 27
... species of birds have been collected in the District . Herpetology . - Considering the small extent of the Dis- trict of Columbia , there are several features of much interest in regard to its reptiles . The number of species is quite ...
... species of birds have been collected in the District . Herpetology . - Considering the small extent of the Dis- trict of Columbia , there are several features of much interest in regard to its reptiles . The number of species is quite ...
Strana 28
... species of turtles found within the District is about nine . One of them , the Emys picta , finds here nearly its southern limit , while the E. terrapin and rubriventris , both tide - water species , are not met with much further to the ...
... species of turtles found within the District is about nine . One of them , the Emys picta , finds here nearly its southern limit , while the E. terrapin and rubriventris , both tide - water species , are not met with much further to the ...
Strana 29
... species are known , of all sizes , from the huge bull - frog , to the cricket - frog not larger than a blue - bottle fly , and very abundant in the slashes north of the city , where its singular note , resem- bling the sound of two ...
... species are known , of all sizes , from the huge bull - frog , to the cricket - frog not larger than a blue - bottle fly , and very abundant in the slashes north of the city , where its singular note , resem- bling the sound of two ...
Strana 30
... species which represent many genera . Some salt- water , estuary , and migratory species ascend as far up as the Falls of the Potomac . The " rock - fish , " or " striped bass " ( Roccus lineatus , Gill ) , and the " white perch ...
... species which represent many genera . Some salt- water , estuary , and migratory species ascend as far up as the Falls of the Potomac . The " rock - fish , " or " striped bass " ( Roccus lineatus , Gill ) , and the " white perch ...
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