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... Crustacea . - Annelida and Turbellaria . -Radiata . - Acalephæ . - Zoophytes . - Foraminifera . - Sponges . -General summary - - 200 CHAPTER X. GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS . - ANCIENT FORMATIONS . The Channel Islands ...
... Crustacea . - Annelida and Turbellaria . -Radiata . - Acalephæ . - Zoophytes . - Foraminifera . - Sponges . -General summary - - 200 CHAPTER X. GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS . - ANCIENT FORMATIONS . The Channel Islands ...
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... crustaceans , molluscs , and sponges , may be studied to perfection in natural rocky basins and caverns , and may be easily removed for study ; while the sea - weeds and lichens are equally abundant , and equally available for natural ...
... crustaceans , molluscs , and sponges , may be studied to perfection in natural rocky basins and caverns , and may be easily removed for study ; while the sea - weeds and lichens are equally abundant , and equally available for natural ...
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... crustacea or animals like the lobster or shrimp , having a calcareous or horny covering ; the annelida or worms ; the radiata , of which star fishes are a good illustration ; the acalephæ or sea nettles ; the zoophytes , of which the ...
... crustacea or animals like the lobster or shrimp , having a calcareous or horny covering ; the annelida or worms ; the radiata , of which star fishes are a good illustration ; the acalephæ or sea nettles ; the zoophytes , of which the ...
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... CRUSTACEA . Stalk - eyed Crustaceans . ( Crabs , Lobsters , Shrimps , & c . ) subterranea , e . i . CANCER pagurus . CARCINUS mœnas , e . i . CORYSTES cassivelaunus , e . i . CRANGON sculptus , e . vulgaris , e . DROMIA vulgaris , e ...
... CRUSTACEA . Stalk - eyed Crustaceans . ( Crabs , Lobsters , Shrimps , & c . ) subterranea , e . i . CANCER pagurus . CARCINUS mœnas , e . i . CORYSTES cassivelaunus , e . i . CRANGON sculptus , e . vulgaris , e . DROMIA vulgaris , e ...
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... crustaceans of this group , not valued for the table , the phyllosoma is one of the most remarkable , from its extreme delicacy and perfect transparency . A species before undescribed ( P. sarniense ) , has been found in Guernsey by Dr ...
... crustaceans of this group , not valued for the table , the phyllosoma is one of the most remarkable , from its extreme delicacy and perfect transparency . A species before undescribed ( P. sarniense ) , has been found in Guernsey by Dr ...
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a-half Alderney Aubin's beach beautiful Bouley Bay BRAYE HARBOUR breakwater Brechou Britany broken Burhou called Casquets Castle Cornet caverns Channel Islands chapter church cliffs climate Clonque common connected covered Creux crustaceans cultivated deep detached rocks distance east Elizabeth Castle England English extending extremity fathoms favourable feet fish France Gouliot granite Grosnez ground Hanois rocks harbour headland Helier's Herm high water houses important interesting islets Jersey Jersey and Guernsey Jethou jurats kind Lihou Little Sark low water mass means miles Minquiers narrow natural nearly Normandy north-east northern obtained peculiar Peter's Port picturesque plants porphyry present rare remarkable rising road rocky sand sand-stone Sark scenery sea-weed seen shore side singular species stone syenite table land temperature tide town trees Vale Castle valley variety vegetation veins visited vraic vulgaris walls weather whole wind yards
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Page 425 - Serk, that doth attend Her pleasure every hour ; as Jethow, them at need, With pheasants, fallow deer, and conies that dost feed : Ye seven small sister isles, and Sorlings, which to see The half-sunk seaman joys ; or whatsoe'er you be, From fruitful Aurney, near the ancient Celtic shore, To Ushant and the Seams, whereas those nuns of yore Gave answers from their caves, and took what shapes they please : Ye happy islands set within the British seas, With shrill and jocund shouts, th...
Page 107 - The great peculiarity of the bay is the succession of noble and picturesque caverns, and deep narrow fiords alternating with rocky reefs projecting for some distance into the sea. These are continued far beyond the lowest tide, extending, indeed, to the extremity of Cape Grosnez, under which is the last cavern. It is difficult to state the number of caverns in the bay with precision. Six may be visited in succession at all times except near highwater, and all are strikingly picturesque.
Page 27 - ... second small patch, quarried near the top of the cliff, and seen reaching the sea. Afterwards there is nothing but naked and rough granite and porphyry. Wonderfully broken and precipitous are the cliffs thus formed. Many of them are quite vertical, either to the sea or to very small bays, where the water is seen foaming and boiling in the most extraordinary manner. From one headland to another — round great hollow depressions, where the granite is soft and decomposing — along parts of the...
Page 389 - Castle, for beds, candles, fire for the soldiers, and divers other disbursements, amounting to above thirty thousand pounds. But what grieved the island most, being an evil undeserved, was the filling it with soldiers, though for seven years before, by the mercy of God, and the faithful endeavours of some active inhabitants, they had preserved themselves and the island in obedience to Parliament ; and when the king was put to death, and his party and interests were brought low in England, there was...