Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... taken from the est when only a day or two old ; because , though nestlings cannot see till the seventh day , yet they can hear from the instant they are hatched , and , probably from that circumstance , attend to sounds more than they ...
... taken from the est when only a day or two old ; because , though nestlings cannot see till the seventh day , yet they can hear from the instant they are hatched , and , probably from that circumstance , attend to sounds more than they ...
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... taken the least notice of . Nay , it frequently happens that , if half a flock only are caught , the remaining half will immediately afterwards light in the nets , and share the same fate ; and should only one bird escape , that bird ...
... taken the least notice of . Nay , it frequently happens that , if half a flock only are caught , the remaining half will immediately afterwards light in the nets , and share the same fate ; and should only one bird escape , that bird ...
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... taken by the old birds to assimilate its hues to those of the locality , that , large as it is , the most acute eye is often unable to detect it . There is an excellent vignette of the Dipper's nest in Mr. Yarrell's delightful " History ...
... taken by the old birds to assimilate its hues to those of the locality , that , large as it is , the most acute eye is often unable to detect it . There is an excellent vignette of the Dipper's nest in Mr. Yarrell's delightful " History ...
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... taken , will lay on till September . Such " philoprogenitiveness " may account for the swarms that cover the face not only of this but other countries in the autumn and winter , when the fatal net entangles hundreds at a time , and ...
... taken , will lay on till September . Such " philoprogenitiveness " may account for the swarms that cover the face not only of this but other countries in the autumn and winter , when the fatal net entangles hundreds at a time , and ...
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... taken from under them before the room was sufficiently warmed by the fire , though per- fectly well when removed , it was dead in ten minutes . " The common Wren * is too often shot by the sportsman for the sake of the tail - feathers ...
... taken from under them before the room was sufficiently warmed by the fire , though per- fectly well when removed , it was dead in ten minutes . " The common Wren * is too often shot by the sportsman for the sake of the tail - feathers ...
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