Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... seen , and which were taken from their nests when only two or three days old , and to mention some other curious instances of imitation in the following terms : - " The first of these ( the linnet ) belonged to Mr. Matthews , an ...
... seen , and which were taken from their nests when only two or three days old , and to mention some other curious instances of imitation in the following terms : - " The first of these ( the linnet ) belonged to Mr. Matthews , an ...
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... seen enough to convince me that these attempts are merely to render the larynx pliant , and are a kind of chirping , the notes of which have but little relation to the proper song ; for a slight attention will discover that the larynx ...
... seen enough to convince me that these attempts are merely to render the larynx pliant , and are a kind of chirping , the notes of which have but little relation to the proper song ; for a slight attention will discover that the larynx ...
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... seen till the end of that month , is running on the grass plat , picking up its insect - food , and vibrating its tail at the close of every run , its white cap and black gorget contrasting strongly in the sunshine . It is a blessed ...
... seen till the end of that month , is running on the grass plat , picking up its insect - food , and vibrating its tail at the close of every run , its white cap and black gorget contrasting strongly in the sunshine . It is a blessed ...
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... seen the Dipper moving under water in situations where he could observe it with certainty , and he found that its actions were precisely similar to those of the Divers , * Cinclus aquaticus - Turdus Cinclus of Linnæus . Mergansers , and ...
... seen the Dipper moving under water in situations where he could observe it with certainty , and he found that its actions were precisely similar to those of the Divers , * Cinclus aquaticus - Turdus Cinclus of Linnæus . Mergansers , and ...
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... seen at a water- mill , near Wyrardisbury , on the Colne , about two or three hundred yards above the place at which that river falls into the Thames , just below Bell Weir , well known to the angler who goes after the great trouts ...
... seen at a water- mill , near Wyrardisbury , on the Colne , about two or three hundred yards above the place at which that river falls into the Thames , just below Bell Weir , well known to the angler who goes after the great trouts ...
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