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  2. The Naturalist. THE SNAKE BIRD.

    This remarkable bird is thinly but generally dispersed throughout the Australian colonies, to which, however, its habitat is not confined, as was originally believed. I have procured specimens in New Guinea ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 705 words
  3. The Dominion of Canada

    THE magnificent confederation of provinces that own the British rule in North America, and which are now known as the Dominion of Canada have lately been the theme of world-wide ...

    Article : 1,293 words
  4. Facts About Boring.

    A TRIAL was made last week, at the University Cricket Ground, of the Wright and Edwarda's Improved Telescope Water Auger, the principle of which boring machine has been fully described in ...

    Article : 595 words
  5. THE PLATYPUS.

    Having read a number of letters in your paper [?] platypus, I send a few facts not generally known, concerning them that I have observed daring two years' platypus shooting. In the first place the ...

    Article : 289 words
  6. Bathurst Industries.

    IN addition to the particulare given by us lasl week respecting the branoh establishment of Messrs. Hudson Brothers, Limited, at Bathurst, it may be mentioned that the arrangements are under the ...

    Article : 403 words
  7. THE INSTINCT OF THE ANT.

    The Rev. Dr. Hugh MacMillan writes in the QUIVER:—Examining the seeds collected in the neat of the ants on the top of the hill at Nice more particularly with my magnifying glass, I found to my ...

    Article : 222 words
  8. THE DEATH ADDER.

    I observe that your correspondent "T. H. V." takes exception to an incidental remark with respect to the death adder, which occurred in one of my letters to Mr. E. P. Ramsay, curator of the ...

    Article : 215 words
  9. NATIVE CATS.

    I have noticed with no little interest the discussion as to the number of young the common native cat really does rear at one time. Mr. M'Cooey seems to be convinced that the cat never rears more than five at ...

    Article : 178 words
  10. EFFECT OF CLIMATE AND CIRCUMSTANCES UPON ANIMALS. REPTILES, &C.

    There can be no doubt that much interest and information are gathered from the numerous opinions expressed in the Naturalist column of your journal, and I think if amateur naturalists were to [?]dopt the ...

    Article : 734 words
  11. A WORD FOR OUR OWN NATIVE [?]PLANTS.

    Under the above heading I noticed with pleasure that interest is being taken in our nativa flors, [?] instanced by two [?]articles appearing in the TOWN AND COUNTRY of October ll and November 1. But ...

    Article : 439 words
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