. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. f (' 'â f i i| m\ li l! Pliiii ill II ^. ,;-oedi or creepeth, and the fowls of the air fall down dead when thevcome near his den or bometimes he bitetli a man or , ami bv that wound the Idood turnctii into choler^and so the whole body becometh yellow or gold, ;..ntly killing all that touch it or come riear it hveii a horseman who had taken into his hand a s]iear which had l)cen thrust tJirouga a Basiisc, "did no
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. f (' 'â f i i| m\ li l! Pliiii ill II ^. ,;-oedi or creepeth, and the fowls of the air fall down dead when thevcome near his den or bometimes he bitetli a man or , ami bv that wound the Idood turnctii into choler^and so the whole body becometh yellow or gold, ;..ntly killing all that touch it or come riear it hveii a horseman who had taken into his hand a s]iear which had l)cen thrust tJirouga a Basiisc, "did not oniy draw the i)oyson of it into his own and so dved but also killed Ins horse ; ^ â ' The only creature that could stand before Ihe and live, was to be the cock, whose shrill clarion the bird-reptile held in such terror, that on hearing the sound it fled into the depths of the desert and there concealed itself Travellers, therefoie who were forced to pass through the sandy deserts of Libya, were advised alwavs to cany with ttiem a supply of strong lively loud-voiced cocks, bv whose v' d'owi'ims thev would be protected from the luuuitiiig those â¢â¢= ^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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