Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1847 - Всего страниц: 380 |
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... bodies , and the force with which they can expel it , that solve the problem how so small a creature as a singing bird can be capable of sending forth notes so loud and of warbling so long and so prodigally without apparent fatigue ...
... bodies , and the force with which they can expel it , that solve the problem how so small a creature as a singing bird can be capable of sending forth notes so loud and of warbling so long and so prodigally without apparent fatigue ...
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... body was obliquely downwards ; and great force was evidently used to counteract buoyancy , the bird finding it difficult to keep itself at the bottom . Mr. Macgillivray remarks that Colonel Montagu well describes the appearance which it ...
... body was obliquely downwards ; and great force was evidently used to counteract buoyancy , the bird finding it difficult to keep itself at the bottom . Mr. Macgillivray remarks that Colonel Montagu well describes the appearance which it ...
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... body , determined to storm the nest of the poor Missel Thrushes , who , " defended their mansion with great vigour , and fought resolutely pro aris et focis ; but numbers at last prevailed ; they tore the nest to pieces , and swallowed ...
... body , determined to storm the nest of the poor Missel Thrushes , who , " defended their mansion with great vigour , and fought resolutely pro aris et focis ; but numbers at last prevailed ; they tore the nest to pieces , and swallowed ...
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... bodies of three nearly full - fledged nestlings , before they established themselves therein . About the same time , and near the same place , another pair endeavoured to get rid of the dead bodies of the victims ; their efforts to ...
... bodies of three nearly full - fledged nestlings , before they established themselves therein . About the same time , and near the same place , another pair endeavoured to get rid of the dead bodies of the victims ; their efforts to ...
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... body of a child , which was coiled up . A snow bunting had found its way through the loose stones which composed this little tomb , and its now forsaken , neatly - built nest was found placed on the neck of the child . As the snow ...
... body of a child , which was coiled up . A snow bunting had found its way through the loose stones which composed this little tomb , and its now forsaken , neatly - built nest was found placed on the neck of the child . As the snow ...
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