Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... kind of chirping , the notes of which have but little relation to the proper song ; for a slight attention will discover that the larynx becomes gradually capable of giving the common warble . This method of recovering the song does not ...
... kind of chirping , the notes of which have but little relation to the proper song ; for a slight attention will discover that the larynx becomes gradually capable of giving the common warble . This method of recovering the song does not ...
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... kind of cob - wall . Fine grass stalks form the lining on which repose the four , five , or even six light - blue eggs , most frequently mottled with pale rufous brown , but sometimes spotless . The first hatch takes place about the end ...
... kind of cob - wall . Fine grass stalks form the lining on which repose the four , five , or even six light - blue eggs , most frequently mottled with pale rufous brown , but sometimes spotless . The first hatch takes place about the end ...
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... kind of concert , and on chimney - tops . " This charming bird , the harbinger of spring , has been welcomed in all countries , and will be so welcomed as long as the seasons last . The poets of all ages have hailed his advent ; and our ...
... kind of concert , and on chimney - tops . " This charming bird , the harbinger of spring , has been welcomed in all countries , and will be so welcomed as long as the seasons last . The poets of all ages have hailed his advent ; and our ...
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... kind - hearted master had provided for it , and to which it had become so attached ; for , after the little bird had got among the holly - leaves , Mr. Sweet could see it no more , though he heard it call several times . " I suppose ...
... kind - hearted master had provided for it , and to which it had become so attached ; for , after the little bird had got among the holly - leaves , Mr. Sweet could see it no more , though he heard it call several times . " I suppose ...
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... kind lady now hoped that her little friends were safe from harm ; when lo ! an invading army of splay - footed ducks marched straight upon the nest ( which was conspicuous , for the grass had not grown high enough to hide it ) , and ...
... kind lady now hoped that her little friends were safe from harm ; when lo ! an invading army of splay - footed ducks marched straight upon the nest ( which was conspicuous , for the grass had not grown high enough to hide it ) , and ...
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