The Polar World: a Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the GlobeHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 486 páginas |
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... called their harmless character . There the traveller finds none of those noxious plants whose juices contain a deadly poison , and even thorns and prickles are of rare occurrence . No venomous snake glides through the thicket ; no ...
... called their harmless character . There the traveller finds none of those noxious plants whose juices contain a deadly poison , and even thorns and prickles are of rare occurrence . No venomous snake glides through the thicket ; no ...
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... called the camel of the northern wastes , for it is a no less valuable companion to the Laplander or to the Samojede than the ship of the desert " to the wandering Bedouin . It is the only member of the numerous deer family that has ...
... called the camel of the northern wastes , for it is a no less valuable companion to the Laplander or to the Samojede than the ship of the desert " to the wandering Bedouin . It is the only member of the numerous deer family that has ...
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... called " caribou , " it extends from Labrador to Mel- ville Island and Washington Land ; in Europe and Asia it is found from Lap- land and Norway , and from the mountains of Mongolia and the banks of the Ufa , as far as Nova Zembla and ...
... called " caribou , " it extends from Labrador to Mel- ville Island and Washington Land ; in Europe and Asia it is found from Lap- land and Norway , and from the mountains of Mongolia and the banks of the Ufa , as far as Nova Zembla and ...
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... called Hurbma by the Laplanders , deposits its glutinous eggs upon the animal's back . The larvæ , on creeping out , immediately bore themselves into the skin , where by their motion and suction they cause so many small swellings or ...
... called Hurbma by the Laplanders , deposits its glutinous eggs upon the animal's back . The larvæ , on creeping out , immediately bore themselves into the skin , where by their motion and suction they cause so many small swellings or ...
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... called the polar singing - bird , as it breeds in the most northern isles , such as Spitzbergen and Novaja Zemlya , or on the highest mountains of the Dovrefjeld , in Scandinavia. ARCTIC LAND QUADRUPEDS AND BIRDS . 43.
... called the polar singing - bird , as it breeds in the most northern isles , such as Spitzbergen and Novaja Zemlya , or on the highest mountains of the Dovrefjeld , in Scandinavia. ARCTIC LAND QUADRUPEDS AND BIRDS . 43.
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