Its head was somewhat broad, and of form somewhat oval ; its neck somewhat smaller ; its shoulders, if I can so term them, considerably broader, and thence it tapered towards the tail, which last it kept pretty low in the water, so that a view of it could... Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society - Seite 335von Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh - 1839Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 608 Seiten
...form somewhat oval; its neck somewhat smaller ; its shoulders—if I can so term them—considerably broader; and thence it tapered towards the tail, which last it kept pretty low in the water, «o that a view of it could not be taken so distinctly as I wished. It had no fin, that I could perceive,... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1838 - 618 Seiten
...; its shoulders — if I can so term them — considerably broader ; and thence it tapered toward« the tail, which last it kept pretty low in the water, so that a view of it could no: be taken so distinctly as I wished. It luui no fin, that I could perceive, and Seemed to me to... | |
| Sir William Jardine - 1839 - 414 Seiten
...with the wind for about half a mile, before we lost sight of it. Its head was somewhat broad, and of form somewhat oval ; its neck somewhat smaller ; its...not be taken so distinctly as I wished. It had no fins that I could perceive, and seemed to mo to move progressively by undulation up and down. Its length... | |
| Robert Hamilton (M.D., F.R.S.E.) - 1839 - 406 Seiten
...with the wind for about half a mile, before we lost sight of it. Its head was somewhat broad, and of form somewhat oval ; its neck somewhat smaller ; its...not be taken so distinctly as I wished. It had no fins that I could perceive, and seemed to me to move progressively by undulation up and down. Its length... | |
| 1850 - 216 Seiten
...about half a mile, before we lost sight of it. Its head was somewhat broad, and of somewhat oval form; its neck somewhat smaller ; its shoulders, if I can...last it kept pretty low in the water, so that a view could not be taken of it so distinctly as I wished. It had no fins that I could perceive, and seemed... | |
| Robert Hamilton (M.D., F.R.S.E.) - 1860 - 490 Seiten
...with the wind for about half a mile, before we lost sight of it. Its head was somewhat broad, and of form somewhat oval ; its neck somewhat smaller ; its...not be taken so distinctly as I wished. It had no fins that I could perceive, and seemed to me to move progressively by undulation up and down. Its length... | |
| Charles Gould - 1886 - 430 Seiten
...with the wind, for about half a mile before we lost sight of it. Its head was somewhat broad, and of form somewhat oval; its neck somewhat smaller ; its...not be taken so distinctly as I wished. It had no fins that I could perceive, and seemed to me to move progressively by undulation up and down. Its length... | |
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