. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. liUASSV CHMi.âZCcymus â .]â ijmuf . :Iivi(Inal. Tlic logs are a scries of Lands ot nil cull mi'. a mvw: h yellow Tx many characteristics, the genus Zozv nuis resenihles the genus .l-'.gle so closely, that tlie two genei'a luave been lilendc'.l together several systeniatu; zoologTst s a u'( 'ueral fact, it is nnieh to 1 old and (â siK'cies ililislied I'uera into a host le wished lliat the modern i tsli iou of breaking up the liad n(


. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. liUASSV CHMi.âZCcymus â .]â ijmuf . :Iivi(Inal. Tlic logs are a scries of Lands ot nil cull mi'. a mvw: h yellow Tx many characteristics, the genus Zozv nuis resenihles the genus .l-'.gle so closely, that tlie two genei'a luave been lilendc'.l together several systeniatu; zoologTst s a u'( 'ueral fact, it is nnieh to 1 old and (â siK'cies ililislied I'uera into a host le wished lliat the modern i tsli iou of breaking up the liad n(jt proved so fascinating to the autl ot new ones, many of wluch contain but a sincle fill inn ri'c iploved as generic diiferenccs are so very trifling, tliat tl lors. In many cases, the characteristics pertaiice for the estalilishinent of a species'. New faniili( KU'S: Ulllcll profusion, and in many instances, Unown to tlie family is founded serve eiiuallv for the some definite system of nomenclat ure and ey are barely of sullicient es also have lieeii invented with every naturalist, the characteristics on .fenus and the species. Needful as is fnuiulHl, and which has since formed the basis of all idmirable as is the system which Linn eus arrangement, it can be pushed too tar and as is well known to be the ease, is so widely abused, that merelv to learn the niHltitiideof sesquipedalian titles with which the study of zoologj'is now encumbered miuuvs a greater exercise of memory than to studv the habits and peculiarities of struc- tures which alone the true objects of zoolo'dcal the ,â¢] flic geiie:'al shape of the liliAssY ( as tl KAii can be le I IMS and â¢urious jirotubcranecs into whicli the cara] science. seen liv rcf( i'cnc(i to lh(> ciiCTavin-, as lacc is moiihk'd, and ^\ hicl xhc- Icl;> I he sketch is taken of the natural size of an ordiiiaiv siieein tl original was captuivd oil' tlu Mauritius. Onlv three or four 1 cover icn, and iisgi'iHis. and all id'


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