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... present . In section , this shell will be found to be made up of three more or less distinct crystalline layers ... present a remark- and Present , a triple picture of a faithless wife " ; 1859 , the " Nightable range . The pigments to ...
... present . In section , this shell will be found to be made up of three more or less distinct crystalline layers ... present a remark- and Present , a triple picture of a faithless wife " ; 1859 , the " Nightable range . The pigments to ...
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... present the characters common to the species . But the eggs of some birds , such as the Australian swamp quail , Synoecus australis , present a remarkably wide range of variation in the matter of coloration , no two clutches being alike ...
... present the characters common to the species . But the eggs of some birds , such as the Australian swamp quail , Synoecus australis , present a remarkably wide range of variation in the matter of coloration , no two clutches being alike ...
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... present a marvellous variety . Eggs of Reptiles . - The eggs of reptiles are invariably provided with a large amount of food yolk and enclosed with a firm test or shell , which though generally parchment - like in texture may be ...
... present a marvellous variety . Eggs of Reptiles . - The eggs of reptiles are invariably provided with a large amount of food yolk and enclosed with a firm test or shell , which though generally parchment - like in texture may be ...
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... present magnificent examples of dry erosion by wind - borne sand , which acts as a powerful sand blast etching away the rocks and producing most beautiful sculpturing . The rate of denudation in exposed positions is exceedingly rapid ...
... present magnificent examples of dry erosion by wind - borne sand , which acts as a powerful sand blast etching away the rocks and producing most beautiful sculpturing . The rate of denudation in exposed positions is exceedingly rapid ...
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... present day . The bed of the Nile was lower : it appears to have risen by its own deposits at a rate of about 4 in . in a century . In the north of the Delta , however , there was a sinking of the land , in consequence of which the ...
... present day . The bed of the Nile was lower : it appears to have risen by its own deposits at a rate of about 4 in . in a century . In the north of the Delta , however , there was a sinking of the land , in consequence of which the ...
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