Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Volume 1Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1859 - Natural history |
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Page 130
... Zool . Soc . p . 1844 ) at which this communication was read , recognised the identity of the subject of Dr. Templeton's de- scription with that already laid before them by Mr. Bennett ; and from this 1 : of Ceylon , described by KNOX ...
... Zool . Soc . p . 1844 ) at which this communication was read , recognised the identity of the subject of Dr. Templeton's de- scription with that already laid before them by Mr. Bennett ; and from this 1 : of Ceylon , described by KNOX ...
Page 181
... Zool . ) under the name of G. Stanleyi . The cock bird had long been lost to naturalists , until a speci- men was forwarded to Mr. Blyth , who at once recognised it as the long - looked - for male of Mr. Gray's recently described female ...
... Zool . ) under the name of G. Stanleyi . The cock bird had long been lost to naturalists , until a speci- men was forwarded to Mr. Blyth , who at once recognised it as the long - looked - for male of Mr. Gray's recently described female ...
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... Zool . Journ . i . iii . BRUGUIERE , Ency . Méthod . Vers . CARPENTER , Proc . Zool . Soc . 1856. CHEMNITZ , Conch . Cab . CHENU , Illus . Conch . DESHAYES , Encyc . Méth . Vers .; Mag . Zool . 1831 ; Voy . Belanger ; Edit . Lam . An ...
... Zool . Journ . i . iii . BRUGUIERE , Ency . Méthod . Vers . CARPENTER , Proc . Zool . Soc . 1856. CHEMNITZ , Conch . Cab . CHENU , Illus . Conch . DESHAYES , Encyc . Méth . Vers .; Mag . Zool . 1831 ; Voy . Belanger ; Edit . Lam . An ...
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... Zool . Soc . 1854 . Mesodesma Layardi , Deshayes , Proc . Zool . Soc . 1854 . 1 A. dichotomum , Chenu . 2 Fistulana gregata , Lam . 3 Blainvillea , Hupé . Latraria tellinoides , Lam . I have also see M. hians of Philippi in a Ceylon ...
... Zool . Soc . 1854 . Mesodesma Layardi , Deshayes , Proc . Zool . Soc . 1854 . 1 A. dichotomum , Chenu . 2 Fistulana gregata , Lam . 3 Blainvillea , Hupé . Latraria tellinoides , Lam . I have also see M. hians of Philippi in a Ceylon ...
Page 237
... Zool . Soc . 1855 . Donax scortum , Linn . Syst . Nat . cuneata . Linn . Syst . Nat . faba , Chemn . Conch . Cab . spinosa , Gm . Syst . Nat . paxillus , Reeve , Conch . Icon . Cyrena Ceylanica , Chemn . Conch . Cab . Tennentii , Hanley ...
... Zool . Soc . 1855 . Donax scortum , Linn . Syst . Nat . cuneata . Linn . Syst . Nat . faba , Chemn . Conch . Cab . spinosa , Gm . Syst . Nat . paxillus , Reeve , Conch . Icon . Cyrena Ceylanica , Chemn . Conch . Cab . Tennentii , Hanley ...
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