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... leg to the ankle of the hind - leg , with a smaller development between the neck and the front of the fore - leg . The Flying Phalangers are strictly nocturnal in their habits , and are able to take enormous flying leaps from tree to ...
... leg to the ankle of the hind - leg , with a smaller development between the neck and the front of the fore - leg . The Flying Phalangers are strictly nocturnal in their habits , and are able to take enormous flying leaps from tree to ...
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... hind limbs , after the manner of the Flying Phalangers . In some species an additional membrane connects the root of the tail with the thigh , but this is wanting in others . The flight of the Flying Squirrels is precisely like that of ...
... hind limbs , after the manner of the Flying Phalangers . In some species an additional membrane connects the root of the tail with the thigh , but this is wanting in others . The flight of the Flying Squirrels is precisely like that of ...
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... hind limbs of either side connected together by an expansion of the skin of the sides to form a parachute , but the expansion of the skin also extends backwards between the hind legs , which it connects with the long tail completely up ...
... hind limbs of either side connected together by an expansion of the skin of the sides to form a parachute , but the expansion of the skin also extends backwards between the hind legs , which it connects with the long tail completely up ...
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... hind legs , which are greatly enlarged , flattened , and fringed . In the curious little " Whirligig " Beetles ... limbs , which are darte ' out first from one side and then from the other , so as to change the direction of the body ...
... hind legs , which are greatly enlarged , flattened , and fringed . In the curious little " Whirligig " Beetles ... limbs , which are darte ' out first from one side and then from the other , so as to change the direction of the body ...
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... limbs , and the hinder pair with the hind limbs of quadrupeds . In the Perch ( Fig . 16 ) , the front or pectoral pair of fins are seen immediately behind the head ; the second or pelvic pair being placed below and slightly behind the ...
... limbs , and the hinder pair with the hind limbs of quadrupeds . In the Perch ( Fig . 16 ) , the front or pectoral pair of fins are seen immediately behind the head ; the second or pelvic pair being placed below and slightly behind the ...
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