 ... being motionless, and closely collapsed on its sides. A seaman on board sank one, with a heavy weight attached to it, thinking thus to kill it directly ; but when, an hour afterwards, he drew up the line, the lizard was quite active.  Elements of Geology - Seite 395von Sir Charles Lyell - 1838 - 543 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1839 - 330 Seiten
...and has its tail flattened laterally for swimming (see Fig. 229.). " This marine saurian," says Mr. Darwin, " is extremely common on all the islands throughout...Their limbs and strong claws are admirably adapted for crawling over the rugged and fissured masses of lava which everywhere form the coast. In such situations... | |
 | W. Mullinger Higgins - 1842 - 426 Seiten
...but there are some even four feet long. It is of a dirty black colour, sluggish in its movements on land ; but, when in the water it swims with perfect...Their limbs and strong claws are admirably adapted for crawling over the rugged and fissured masses of lava which everywhere form the coast. In such situations... | |
 | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - 1856 - 542 Seiten
...usual length is about a yard, but there are some even lour feet long. It is of a dirty black color, sluggish in its movements on the land, but when in...tail, the legs during this time being motionless and collapsed on its sides. Its limbs and strong claws are admirably adapted for climbing over the rugged... | |
 | Popular history - 1843 - 434 Seiten
...mistaken ; but the fact, stated on such good authority, cannot be doubted. " When in the water, the animal swims with perfect ease and quickness, by a serpentine...being motionless, and closely collapsed on its sides. A seaman on board sank one, with a heavy weight attached to it, thinking thus to kill it directly;... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1846 - 716 Seiten
...miniature." It must not, however, be supposed that they live on fish. When in the water this lizard swims with perfect ease and quickness, by a serpentine movement of its body and flattened tail—the legs being motionless and closely collapsed on its sides. A seaman on board sank one, with... | |
 | William John Broderip - 1847 - 434 Seiten
...mistaken ; but the fact stated on such good authority cannot be doubted. When in the water the animal swims with perfect ease and quickness, by a serpentine...being motionless and closely collapsed on its sides. A seaman on board sank one with a heavy weight attached to it, thinking thus to kill it directly ;... | |
 | 1848 - 874 Seiten
...long, of a dirty black colour, stupid and sluggish in its movements. ' When in the water, the animal swims, with perfect ease and quickness, by a serpentine...being motionless, and closely collapsed on its sides. A seaman on board sank one with a heavy weight attached to it, thinking thus to kill it directly ;... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1848 - 924 Seiten
...mistaken ; but the fact itated on euch good authority cannot be doubted. When in the water the animal swims with perfect ease And quickness, by a serpentine...flattened tail, — the legs during this time being perfectly motionless and closely collapse«! on Its sides. А катал on board tank one, with a... | |
 | 1848 - 876 Seiten
...long, of a dirty blact colour, stupid and sluggish in its movements. ' When in the water, the animal swims, with perfect ease and quickness, by a serpentine movement of its body and flattened tail, the leg;, during this time, being motionless, and closely collapsed on its sides. A seaman on board sank... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1851 - 602 Seiten
...I never saw one even ten yards inshore. The usual length is about a yard, but there are some even 4 feet long. It is of a dirty black colour, sluggish...Their limbs and strong claws are admirably adapted for crawling over the rugged and fissured masses of lava which everywhere form the coast. In such situations,... | |
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