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Page 15
... Larvæ , Squillæ ( or fresh - water Shrimps ) , small Fish , young Craw- fish , Spiders , Millipedes , Earwigs , and the Water Beetle . I never discovered Frogs , Snails , or Mice , but have no doubt that other waters afford other fare ...
... Larvæ , Squillæ ( or fresh - water Shrimps ) , small Fish , young Craw- fish , Spiders , Millipedes , Earwigs , and the Water Beetle . I never discovered Frogs , Snails , or Mice , but have no doubt that other waters afford other fare ...
Page 18
... larvæ and flies , he should , according to Malthus , be populous ( all other things being equal ) , in proportion as these insects are so . Temperature , both atmospheric and aqueous , no doubt affects both the food and fish , as also ...
... larvæ and flies , he should , according to Malthus , be populous ( all other things being equal ) , in proportion as these insects are so . Temperature , both atmospheric and aqueous , no doubt affects both the food and fish , as also ...
Page 20
... Larvæ covered with cases of sand , and some having six stones attached to each , as also Larvæ when in 20 OBSERVATIONS.
... Larvæ covered with cases of sand , and some having six stones attached to each , as also Larvæ when in 20 OBSERVATIONS.
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Alfred Ronalds. stones attached to each , as also Larvæ when in the mummy state . I have always found flies , and those principally of the more delicate sorts of Ephemeræ . He rises with great velocity and almost per- pendicularly to ...
Alfred Ronalds. stones attached to each , as also Larvæ when in the mummy state . I have always found flies , and those principally of the more delicate sorts of Ephemeræ . He rises with great velocity and almost per- pendicularly to ...
Page 64
... larva . It is highly extolled by Mr. Bainbridge , who says , " that it may be reckoned as one of the best flies for affording diversion which can possibly be selected , for it may be used successfully at all hours of the day , from ...
... larva . It is highly extolled by Mr. Bainbridge , who says , " that it may be reckoned as one of the best flies for affording diversion which can possibly be selected , for it may be used successfully at all hours of the day , from ...
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