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Figure 70. Pearly Nautilus
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 70 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a pearly nautilus, also commonly known as a chambered nautilus.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…
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Figure 392. Moose
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 392 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a moose.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…
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Popular Zoology
- 1887
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the Invertebrates and the Vertebrates. The volume includes copious…
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Figure 108. Caddis-worm and Case. Figure 109. Section Through Pit of Ant Lion. Figure 110. Adult Ant Lion
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 108, 109, and 110 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 108 depicts a caddis-worm and case. Figure 109 depicts a section through pit of ant lion, showing the insect in the act of throwing sand on a…
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Figure 262. Turkey Buzzard. Figure 263. Condor
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 262 and 263 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 262 depicts a turkey buzzard, also known as a turkey vulture. Figure 263 depicts a condor.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, …
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Figure 372. Wild Boar. Figure 373. Skull of Hog. Figure 374. Skull of Babirusa
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 372, 373, and 374 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 372 depicts a group of wild boar. Figure 373 depicts the skull of a hog. Figure 374 depicts the skull of a babirusa hog, also known as a deer-pig.
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Figures 17-19. The Several Stages in the Development of the Jelly-fish
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 17, 18, and 19 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. depicting several stages in the development of jelly-fish. Figure 17 depicts the hydra-like stage. Figure 18 depicts a later-stage of the hydra-like stage.…
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Figure 464. Specter. Figure 465. Graceful Loris
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 464 and 465 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 464 depicts a specter. Figure 465 depicts a graceful loris.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…
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Figure 36. Portion of Tape-worm
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 36 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a portion of a tapeworm sampled from a human being.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the…
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Figure 269. Great-horned Owl
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 269 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a great-horned owl.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of…
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Figure 475. Siamang. Figure 476. Gibbon. After Hornaday
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 475 and 476 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 475 depicts a siamang, an arboreal black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Figure 476 depicts a gibbon as described…
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Figure 214. Gavial. Figure 215. Crocodile
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 214 and 215 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 214 depicts a gavial, also known as a gharial or fish-eating crocodile. Figure 215 depicts a crocodile.
Designed to give students an understanding of the…
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Figure 220. African Ostrich
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 220 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting an African ostrich chased by a man on horseback. The man depicted is a racist stereotypical representation of an Arab. Additionally, figure 220 is accompanied by…
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Figure 410. Gazelle. Figure 411. Koodoo
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 410 and 411 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 410 depicts a gazelle. Figure 411 depicts a koodoo.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…
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Figure 81. Nauplius of Barnacle (Magnified). Figure 82. Acorn Barnacle. Figure 83. Goose Barnacle.
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 81, 82, and 83 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 81 depicts a barnacle (magnified) in the nauplius, i.e. first larval stage of development. Figure 82 depicts a trio of acorn barnacles. Figure 83.…
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Figure 414. Prong-horn. Figure 415. Mountain Goat
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 414 and 415 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 414 depicts a pronghorn. Figure 415 depicts a mountain goat.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes…
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Figure 152. Hammer-headed Shark. Figure 153. Shark's Teeth
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 152 and 153 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 152 depicts a hammerhead shark. Figure 153 depicts a detail view of shark's teeth.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popula…
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Figure 306. Mocking-bird. Figure 307. Robin
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 306 and 307 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 306 depicts a mocking-bird. Figure 307 depicts a robin.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…
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Figure 204. Blue Tail [Skink]. Figure 205. Chameleon
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 204 and 205 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 204 depicts a blue-tailed skink. Figure 205 depicts a chameleon.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes…
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Figure 241. Flamingo
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 241 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a flamingo.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…
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Figure 412. Gnu. Figure 413. Gemsbok
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 412 and 413 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 412 depicts a gnu. Figure 413 depicts a gemsbok, also known as a gemsbuck or South African oryx.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal…
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Figure 236. Goosander. Figure 237. Eider Duck
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 236 and 237 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 236 depicts a pair of goosander, also known as common merganser. Figure 237 depicts an eider duck, also known as Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck.
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Figure 135. Ichneumon-fly. Figure 136. Ichneumon-fly, Depositing its Eggs
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 135 and 136 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 135 depicts an ichneumon-fly, also known as an ichneumon wasp. Figure 136 depicts an ichneumon-fly as it deposits its eggs in larvae.
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Figure 443. Hyena
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 443 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a hyena.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…
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Figure 271. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 271 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a sulphur-crested cockatoo.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms…