 | William Yarrell - Fishes - 1836 - 494 pages
...intently watches the surrounding objects, and darts at its prey with great dexterity." " When both approach each other, they often twist their tails...new spot is wanted for the tail to entwine afresh. The eyes move independently of each other, as in the chamelion ; this, with the brilliant changeable... | |
 | William Yarrell - Fishes - 1841 - 642 pages
...intently watches the surrounding objects, and darts at its prey with great dexterity." " When both approach each other, they often twist their tails...new spot is wanted for the tail to entwine afresh. The eyes move independently of each other, as in the chamelion; this, with the brilliant changeable... | |
 | Mrs. Loudon (Jane), Jane Loudon - Natural history - 1848 - 426 pages
...animal intently watches the surrounding objects, and darts at its prey with great dexterity. When both approach each other, they often twist their tails...new spot is wanted for the tail to entwine afresh. The eyes move independently of each other, as in the chameleon ; this, with the brilliant changeable... | |
 | British fish - 1849 - 200 pages
...animal intently watches the surrounding objects, and darts at its prey with great dexterity. " When both approach each other, they often twist their tails...attach themselves to the weeds ; this is done by the hinder part of their cheeks, or chin, which is also used for raising the body when a new spot is wanted... | |
 | Mrs. Loudon (Jane) - Natural history - 1850 - 630 pages
...watches the surrounding objects, and darts at its prey with the greatest dexterity. " When the animals approach each other, they often twist their tails...new spot is wanted for the tail to entwine afresh. The eyes move independently of each other, as in the chameleon, and this, with the brilliant changeable... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - Zoology - 1851 - 446 pages
...animal intently watches the surrounding objects, and darts at its prey with great dexterity. When two approach each other, they often twist their tails...new spot is wanted for the tail to entwine afresh. The eyes move independently of each other, as in the Chameleon ; this, with the brilliant changeable... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1851 - 344 pages
...animal intently watches the surrounding objects, and darts at its prey with great dexterity. When two approach each other, they often twist their tails...new spot is wanted for the tail to entwine afresh. The eyes move independently of each other, as in the Chameleon ; this, with the brilliant changeable... | |
 | Richard Hill - Natural history - 1855 - 134 pages
...animal intently watches the surrounding objects, and darts at its prey with great dexterity. When both approach each other, they often twist their tails...the weeds ; this is done by the under part of their cheek cr chin, which is also used for raising the body when a new spot is wanted for the tail to entwine... | |
 | Thomas Rymer Jones - Marine animals - 1858 - 588 pages
...animal intently watches the surrounding objects, and darts at its prey with great dexterity. When both approach each other, they often twist their tails...new spot is wanted for the tail to entwine afresh. The eyes move independently of each other, as in the chameleon : this, with the brilliant, changeable... | |
 | British fishes - Fish culture - 1859 - 338 pages
...objects, and darting at their prey with great dexterity. Now and then they would approach each other, and often twist their tails together, and struggle to separate, or attach themselves to the weeds. This was done by the under part of the choek or chin, which was also used for raising the body, when a new... | |
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When both approach each other, they often twist their tails together, and struggle to separate, or attach themselves to the weeds. This is done by the under part of their cheeks or chin, which is also used for raising the body when a new spot is wanted... 
