Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... night does their cry resound . The windpipes of many of these are complete wind instruments ; that of the wild swan takes a turn within the sternum somewhat after the fashion of a French horn or bugle . May not these unearthly sounds ...
... night does their cry resound . The windpipes of many of these are complete wind instruments ; that of the wild swan takes a turn within the sternum somewhat after the fashion of a French horn or bugle . May not these unearthly sounds ...
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... night , as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty , he begins his delightful solo , and serenades us the livelong night with a full display of his vocal powers , making the whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley ...
... night , as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty , he begins his delightful solo , and serenades us the livelong night with a full display of his vocal powers , making the whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley ...
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... Nights , rivalling the Iron Nights of the Swedish calendar , have , indeed , done their work ; RESIDENT SINGING BIRDS . 23 Resident Singing Birds.
... Nights , rivalling the Iron Nights of the Swedish calendar , have , indeed , done their work ; RESIDENT SINGING BIRDS . 23 Resident Singing Birds.
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... nights that came in March , the garden , which on the preceding day had " made no sign , " was bright with crocuses - every one of which the birds devoured or destroyed before noon . Of all the British resident Song - birds , the ...
... nights that came in March , the garden , which on the preceding day had " made no sign , " was bright with crocuses - every one of which the birds devoured or destroyed before noon . Of all the British resident Song - birds , the ...
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... by constant active motion in the day , and at night , secrete themselves in places where the frost cannot reach them ; but he apprehends that numbers perish in severe winters . He once caught 36 ZOOLOGICAL RECREATIONS .
... by constant active motion in the day , and at night , secrete themselves in places where the frost cannot reach them ; but he apprehends that numbers perish in severe winters . He once caught 36 ZOOLOGICAL RECREATIONS .
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