 | 1831 - 420 Seiten
...agents of locomotion, are characterized by a combination of greater breadth, strength and solidity, in proportion to the size of the body, than those of any other animal. The whole surface of the tarsus, metatarsus, and toes, rests on the ground, and the os calcis... | |
 | William Aitken - 1864 - 988 Seiten
...vermin. 2. The Head Louse (fig. 24) is considerably smaller than the body louse just described. Its legs are larger in proportion to the size of the body than those of the P. corporis; and the abdomen is more distinctly divided into seven segments, separated from each... | |
 | William Aitken - 1868 - 1068 Seiten
...LOUSINESS. 2. The Head Louse (fig. 35) is considerably smaller than the body louse just described. Its legs are larger in proportion to the size of the body than those of the P. corporis ; and_ the abdomen is more distinctly divided into seven segments, separated from each... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1870 - 400 Seiten
...120 Humming-birrlB. PERCHING BIRDS. cies represented in Fig. 129 (p. 158). The muscles of thenwings are larger, in proportion to the size of the body,...while they extract the honey or take the insects which are'tnere. The humming sound, from which their name comes, is produced by the exceedingly rapid movement... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1872 - 396 Seiten
...shape may be judged of by the few speFig. 121 Humming-birds. cies represented in Fig. 129 (p. 158). The muscles of their wings are larger, in proportion...insects which are there. The humming sound, from which their name comes, is produced by the exceedingly rapid movement of the wings. The tongue is a ctfrious... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1882 - 410 Seiten
...slinpe may be judged of by the few speFig. 129 — Humming-birds. cies represented in Fig. 129 (p. 158). The muscles of their wings are larger, in proportion...other bird. Hence their extraordinary power of flight, enablijig them to dart with the velocity of an arrow, or to remain suspended in the air over a flower... | |
 | Philippines. Division of Ethnology - 1904 - 402 Seiten
...mottled appearance. The Aeta have practically no prognathism. The hands are not large, but the feet are larger in proportion to the size of the body than those of Filipinos. The toes are spreading, and the large toe frequently extends inward so much as to attract... | |
 | William Allan Reed - 1904 - 232 Seiten
...mottled appearance. The Aeta have practically no prognathism. The hands are not large, but the feet are larger in proportion to the size of the body than those of Filipinos. The toes are spreading, and the large toe frequently extends inward so much as to attract... | |
 | William Allan Reed - 1904 - 320 Seiten
...mottled appearance. The Aeta have practically no prognathism. The hands are not large, but the feet are larger in proportion to the size of the body than those of Filipinos. The toes are spreading, and the large toe frequently extends inward so much as to attract... | |
 | Philippines. Bureau of Science. Division of Ethnology - 1904 - 404 Seiten
...mottled appearance. The Aeta have practically no prognathism. The hands are not large, but the feet are larger in proportion to the size of the body than those of Filipinos. The toes are spreading, and the large toe frequently extends inward so much as to attract... | |
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Humming-birds. cies represented in Fig. 129 (p. 158). The muscles of their wings are larger, in proportion to the size of the body, than those of any other bird. Hence their extraordinary power of flight, enabling them to dart with the velocity of an... 
